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Transformation is a core process, not a one-off activity
Transformation is a core process, not a one-off activity

Most transformations don’t achieve their objectives. How can you beat the odds?

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Can AI replace a king?
Can AI replace a king?

Can AI write a King’s speech? On 6 May 2023 King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey…

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‘Competitive advantage’ for the minerals industry has changed
‘Competitive advantage’ for the minerals industry has changed

In the new world, where your resource is, with whom you’ve partnered, and who has significant control over it are potentially as or more important as its inherent quality…

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Building required gigafactory capacity will require cross-value chain partnerships
Building required gigafactory capacity will require cross-value chain partnerships

At Surrey Hills Strategy, we foresee up to 50% of planned and announced European battery gigafactory projects will fail. This won't be random…

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Our government can't distinguish between investment and expense. It's time that changed
Our government can't distinguish between investment and expense. It's time that changed

The latest announcement that government will further delay HS2 is a great example of the muddle government gets itself into. The decision is flawed for three reasons…

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Better online meetings?
Better online meetings?

Could your online meetings be better? A practical guide…

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Review: The Barcelona Way
Review: The Barcelona Way

Good business or bad business? Occasional reviews of business books. This week, “The Barcelona Way”…

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Our work and thinking on results.

We have worked on results - performance improvement and transformation - at many organisations over 30 years, including BCG, Bain, and Partners in Performance, and corporates including Rio Tinto, London Business School, Paymentshield, Lomond Capital.