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Cut your coat to fit your cloth
Should we budget based on our bank balance or our wish list? There is an old saying: “Cut your coat to fit your cloth”. We should make our plans based on the resources we have, not what we wish we had. I had reason to…
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Transformation creates value. Are you transforming or tinkering?
Just playing or will it fly? Credit: Image by brgfx on Freepik Transformation creates value while tinkering just keeps us busy. Transformation is driven by a strategic focus on being in a different place in the future.…
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Doing things badly costs money
Doing things badly costs money (Image credit: Freepik) One short piece of free advice: “Doing things badly costs money.” I’m a management consultant. Recently someone asked me if that meant giving people advice all the…
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Back office projects can deliver clear payback
Back office credit: studiogstock on freepik Payback on back office productivity projects Back office productivity projects should deliver clear payback. That may be reduced process time, less rework, fewer errors,…
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Ensuring value for money when hiring consultants
Image by Freepik Consultants are an obvious target for cost savings. Why are you paying these people all this money? Fair question. Sometimes you shouldn’t. On the other hand, consultants are called in at short notice…
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