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10 Essential Tips for Cutting Business Costs

September 12, 2024

Cost Reduction

Over the last 20 years, we have supported businesses of all types in undertaking cost reduction programs. In this article, we look back on some of these successful programs, and…

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Bapcor and the perils of outsourcing your strategic transformation

June 21, 2024

Strategy Implementation

Bapcor’s “Better Than Before” strategic transformation was unwieldy and according to one co-founder left the business "Worse Than Before"

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What a failing vacuum cleaner retailer teaches us about strategy

June 13, 2024

Strategy

Godfreys was a specialist vacuum cleaner retailer (yes really). What lessons for strategy can we draw from its failure?

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Why do cost reduction programs fail so often

June 8, 2024

Cost Reduction

Although cost reduction programs can deliver a powerful mix of financial, strategic, and organisational benefits, the failure rates of these types of programs are very high. In this article we…

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Business Strategy Checklist

April 29, 2024

Strategy

Make your strategy development process a robust process with this essential checklist.

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Milkrun – A Cautionary Tale of Customer Profitability

March 6, 2024

Strategy

Milkrun was a Sydney-based start-up that was going to revolutionise the grocery delivery market. It collapsed in April 2023, having raised $86m in funding from investors, and laid off all…

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10 essential tips for business cost reduction presentation

August 21, 2023

Cost Reduction

This presentation summarises our top tips for businesses about to undertake a cost reduction program. It draws on insights from our Agile Cost Advantage report.

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Why only 1 in 25 cost cutting programs works

July 21, 2023

Cost Reduction

Many companies embark on cost reduction programs, but only 1 in 25 get full value from it. In this video we look at some of the common challenges, and how…

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