The Enablers Aspect

The organization will make use of a variety of resources or ‘enablers’. Enablers encompass more than just what an organization owns (buildings and equipment); it includes everything that enables it to operate, such as a leased building, a rented fleet of trucks, skills, intellectual property, a warm sunny climate, or use of the Internet.

To any particular organization some enablers are usually more important than others. For a company providing storage space - a warehouse; for a partnership selling investment analysis - information on companies; for a firm of electricians - skills and experience.

Some enablers will appear in the balance sheet under assets - but many will not, even though they may be very valuable.

The eight elements of Enablers