Companies that optimize their balance sheet can improve earnings by an average of 5% across industries.
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Performance and Value Acceleration
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January 30, 2025
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November 18, 2024
BCG research reveals what sets a select group of leaders apart. Here's how to join them.
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September 12, 2024
While it may seem counterintuitive, times of economic or business difficulty are exactly when midmarket companies should be exploring the power of transformation to improve.
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May 31, 2023
Most company efforts to reduce expenses fail. Four challenges block the way: two reflecting what costs get cut, and two related to how value is delivered.
Transformation Excellence
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February 13, 2025
How does a thriving engineering firm accelerate performance while doubling its investments in digitization and innovation? COWI Group CEO Jens Højgaard Christoffersen talks to BCG's Christin Owings about the successful transformation of COWI.
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September 19, 2024
A Fuel Retailer’s AI-Driven Evolution
István Mag of MOL Group shares how AI—coupled with a solid business strategy and digital foundation—is helping the company transform its operations and expand its offerings.
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May 3, 2024
Pessimism may rule the day. But business leaders who look to the future with optimism can guide their companies toward long-term success.
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January 26, 2024
Transformations are critical to building competitive advantage and delivering shareholder value. They are most successful when managed through a transformation office.
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September 25, 2023
In this video, Reshma Ramachandran, former transformation executive and current board member of Fortune 500 and FTSE 250 companies, shares her decades of experience, insights on the CEO's role during transformations, and key factors for leading teams to success.
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July 7, 2023
The initial 100 days are a time for boldness and clarity—a time when CEOs can express the purest form of their vision for the company.
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January 4, 2023
The business environment just keeps getting tougher, but transformation is still an imperative. A new survey confirms that five measures can make a big difference in results.
Business Turnaround and Restructuring
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June 3, 2024
In a tough business environment, many companies in Europe face an urgent need to improve their operational and financial performance.
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January 20, 2023
Companies can gain breathing room to operate under stressful conditions; withstand the scrutiny of shareholders, creditors, and regulators; and pursue market opportunities.
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November 12, 2019
Working capital optimization can be invaluable—building profits, reducing debt, and boosting corporate strength—whether in day-to-day operations or in the face of a downturn.
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April 24, 2020
When a company’s existence is on the line, the finance department needs a laser focus on short-term liquidity.
Digital Transformation
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September 21, 2024
In Health Care, Maximizing AI Is About Managing Change
Health care companies can unlock AI's potential and drive sales growth by prioritizing change management—not just technology—says BCG’s Basir Mustaghni.
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September 25, 2024
AI in Sales Is Entering a New Era
Outreach’s new CEO, Abhijit Mitra, and BCG’s Japjit Ghai discuss how AI is boosting efficiency in sales while keeping humans at the center.
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