Solving Difficult Problems Our methodologies (problem solving frameworks) are the cornerstone of dealing with some of the most complex problems facing business today.
The Importance of a Total Value Perspective Jack Welch, former head of GE, has recanted his previous espousal of "shareholder value". Michael Porter, Harvard academic, recently wrote about "shared value" to escape an outdated approach to value creation. The UK government has recognised it needs to make a major push on financial management across the public sector to help drive "value for money".
Board Strategy Audit: How It Works In a previous article - Strategy Audit: a Critical Boardroom Tool - I argued that a major lesson from the financial bubble was the importance of boards taking ownership of strategy, partly through undertaking independent strategy audits. Most boards do not spend enough quality time assessing, evaluating and challenging current and proposed strategies and whether the business can deliver them.
Towards a consumer-facing National Health Service While the NHS is special, going forward, there is an increasingly urgent need for it to be "untrapped" to achieve a step change in the cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
Strategy Audit: a critical boardroom tool One major lesson from the economic bubble and ensuing credit crunch is that banks and other institutions cannot fulfil their corporate governance responsibilities effectively until their boards take ownership of strategy and the valuation of strategy, and conduct "strategy audits" in the same way they are required to audit financial accounts.
Value Flow - For the Commonwealth of All Value Based Management has become a popular concept. The focus has been primarily on the value flow to shareholders. CVA's view is broader and focuses on the value flow to all stakeholders for the commonwealth of all.
The German Wealth Management Market The German market for wealth management is the largest and the most important in Europe. According to our estimates the number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs – individuals with a minimum of € 1 million of liquid assets) is about 290,000.
Corporate Strategy with a Country Impact CVA worked in the African nation of Mauritania to develop a corporate strategy that would benefit not just the shareholders, but the country as a whole.
Women in Consulting There are still only a relatively small number of women working in consulting. Critical factors in achieving a higher level of involvement of women in consulting are a women-friendly corporate culture and project organisation.
CVA Challenge The global CVA Challenge was held on the island resort of Langkawi in late April. Consultants from all over the world gathered to learn more about CVA methodology, about working as a team and about themselves.
