1. GO GREEN: Going green is not about eating vegetables and fruits; it’s about making a clean profit while you make positive impacts on the people and the planet.
2. Make an assessment of yourself: For you to identify where you are going, you must analyse where you have been and where you are at the moment. You need to conduct a GAP analysis to identify what you are not doing right and where you need to improve. Also conduct materiality assessment for you to prioritise what issue matters most to you and your business.
3. Set Goals and Targets: This year, set all the targets you are willing to achieve. Without a target, you might be aiming aimlessly, non-focusly and non-directionally.
4. Have an Action Plan: If you fail to plan, then you have planned to fail. Do not embark on anything or project without an action plan.
5. Have a Strategy: You could have a fantastic plan but without robust strategies to execute them, you might get things wrong.
6. Implement, Implement, and Implement: A good plan and strategy will never come to live unless you back it up with actions. This year, you need to move away from procrastinating (I want to…., I will like to…., I wish to…. Start implementing immediately. Your time starts NOW! As in NOW!!!! Not tomorrow.
7. Always have a BUDGET: One of your greatest tools in 2019 should be BUDGET. Rather than wonder at the end of the day, month and year where all your money went, a budget tells your money where to go and what it should do for you.
8. Set your KPIs: A key performance indicator (KPI) is the quantifiable measure used to evaluate performance towards a target. Always measure your progress.
9. Communicate your progress: Always share your success story; it’s a great motivational tool that triggers you to do more and set a new target.
10. Show gratitude: Always appreciate people and all other factors that assist you in achieving your success. If you are thankful, you will surely get more.

Author

Debo Adeniyi

Debo Adeniyi is the Executive Director and the Global Sustainability Leader, at the Centre for Global Solutions and Sustainable Development, (CENGSSUD)

He is a seasoned professional, a Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Development Practitioner, a trained business strategist, innovator with experience and specialties towards working with the private sector in implementing Sustainability in core business strategy, DNA and operations with a strong drive on values, results, creating compelling overarching aspirations and embedding them in the organisation through change management and empowered leadership to create growth, innovation and operational efficiencies.

He can be reached via debo@cengssud.org, and Full Profile on LINKEDIN