The “Messy Middle” – an Obstacle to Connected Planning
By: Roelof Groesbeek from Flowplan (July 2021) Enterprise value optimisation is the raison d'etre of the CEO and his/her executive team. Optimised financial performance is one side of it and...
Do you know what you don’t know?
Introduction Words and phrases come and go, some gain traction whilst others fade into obscurity. Moments of brilliance or genius are often attributed to lateral thinking, creativity or thinking...
Breathing Life into the Finance Function – Business Partner
Why? We are often challenged in our consulting endeavours by clients who have a sound and well-developed enterprise strategy but struggle to realise value from their strategic intent and efforts. In...
The world’s first – Enterprise Value focused – business solutions framework
In today’s uncertain world, instant access to all the relevant information needed to navigate your organisation through a rapidly changing and complex business landscape has become mission-critical....
Management Consulting: What does a Management Consultant do?
Management consulting is a US$ 284.5 billion industry (Statista, 2019), which in 2017 contributed 0.33% to global GDP. There are circa 100 large consulting firms in the world, with names such a...
Why Your Business Needs Executive Coaching.
What is an Executive Coach? To understand what an executive coach is, we first must take a look at the definition of coaching. According to the International Coach Federation (ICF), coaching is...
Is the telecommunications industry in decline?
A comprehensive financial analysis of eight public listed mobile operator (MNO) corporations, with an aggregate subscriber base of 1.8 billion subscribers, representing 23% of all global ...
Organisational change, transition or reinvention. Is there a difference?
In my previous posts I’ve discussed the complexities, challenges and imperatives of organisational change, and how starting a movement is considered a “mission-critical” precondition for change....
Organisational change? Then start a movement!
Organisational change is most often fraught with complexities and difficulties. It is widely believed that approximately 70% of all change efforts are doomed to fail. Although this failure rate is...
Organisational change made easy. Really?
Any straightforward formula that guarantees successful and sustainable organisational change, would become an instant hit in consulting and business communities. Providing prospective change leaders...