Perspectives
Analysis and perspectives from our partners on the trends, disruptions, and opportunities facing global enterprises.
Only a minority of cost programmes deliver, and blunt cuts damage the capabilities that fund growth. A COO's guide to cutting complexity before capacity.
Years of price rises narrowed luxury’s customer base. Growth now depends on product creativity, clienteling and moments that make full price feel earned.
Inventory now explains most of the cash conversion cycle. Segment SKUs by variability and value, and release cash where service is not at risk.
Pricing moves profit faster than any other lever, yet in most mid-market firms it sits between finance and sales with no owner. A committee fixes that.
Family directors rarely give each other candid feedback. How to run an honest board evaluation in a Saudi or Gulf family company.
HMRC says the off-payroll reform raised £4.2 billion by March 2023. Hirers and staffing firms that treat status as an annual legal review are the ones exposed.
Europe has narrowed who must report. The firms that gain commercially will be those that use the data to set prices, shape products and win customers, not just to file.
Fast-growing UK companies need risk management that speeds good decisions. Here is the evidence, the regulatory direction and a short framework that fits a scaling business.
Record CEO turnover, short tenures and thin benches make succession a standing board duty. Define what the next phase needs first, then judge candidates against it.
Badges are multiplying faster than anyone can verify them. A practical standard for Latin American employers deciding what a micro-credential is actually worth.
China installs more than half of the world’s industrial robots and now supplies most of its own. The competitive consequences for Western cost bases.
Most growth plans do not fail at the strategy stage. They fail in the months after the deck is delivered. A practical guide to choosing between a project-based adviser and an embedded execution partner.
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