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Is the public services industry dead?

Posted: under Business, Outsourcing, Shared Services.
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Public Services

George Osbone has already committed to top stop the gravy train for overpaid management consultants, and to stop private IT firms preying on the sector, as part of his £6.2bn package of immediate public sector cuts. It’s a 1% saving but was a statement of intent as the spending review unfolds, and was followed by an £11bn list of projects that would be stopped in their tracks.

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Comments (0) Jun 24 2010

Perform a SWOT Analysis of Your Website

Posted: under Business, SWOT Analysis.
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SWOT AnalysisFor many businesses their website is the shop window, it is the first place people will look for information on the company or it is the first time they have even heard of the company. We all know first impressions count; you should want to ensure you are making a good one.

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Comments (0) Mar 29 2010

Innovation by design?

Posted: under Business, Innovation Management, Intrapreneurship, Process Innovation, Transformational Change.
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Innovation by designn

Our executive networks have been focussing on innovation lately. Because when the pressure is really on, organisations need more than ever to find, capture and share new ideas for addressing problems. Innovation is now a necessity.

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Comments (0) Mar 02 2010

More for less is now less for less

Posted: under Business, Business Process Re-engineering, De-layering, Downsizing, Outsourcing, Portfolio Management, Systems Thinking, Zero-Based Budgeting.
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government cut backsHonesty has broken out in most of the public sector about the need to cut public spending. The debate is moving on to a question of when and what to cut, rather than if.

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Comments (0) Oct 07 2009

Stock markets recent strength - cause for optimism or fear?

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stock market strengths

The themes in the news really remain focused on the state of the economy with the key GDP statistic released on Friday unexpectedly bad. Company specific news of any major significance remains secondary.

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Comments (1) Jul 27 2009

Unemployment increases, but are house prices on the mend?

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house prices increase

The broad tone of business related news over the last week is still not surprisingly focused around the effects of the recession on companies as well as trying to establish whether there are signs that a recovery is imminent.

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Comments (0) Jul 21 2009

Mixed signals as the risk of job losses increase

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job losses increase

The stories in the press over the last week and weekend remain balanced for the most part with some positive stories, however there does seem to be an increasing tone of realism/pessimism as there are an ever growing number of mixed signals coming through.

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Comments (1) Jul 13 2009

Simplicity is good

Posted: under Business, Core Competence, Five Forces Analysis, Resource Based Strategy, SWOT Analysis.
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There is a phrase recurring amongst senior government officials: ‘don’t waste a good crisis’. The phrase refers to the fact that, in public services as in business, difficult times can provide a useful opportunity to reflect on the fundamentals; to take some difficult decisions that the good times made easy to postpone. Read the rest of this entry »

Comments (0) Jun 08 2009

The Green Shoots of Recovery ?

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An increasing number of politicians and policy makers are talking about the worst of this crisis being over, and there being evidence of the beginnings of recovery.
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Comments (0) Apr 22 2009

The Changing Face of the Financial Sector

Posted: under Business, Core Competence, Corporate Social Responsibility, Downsizing, Finance, Transformational Change.
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After more than 10 years  spearheading the US and UK economies, the unprecedented events of last year  - which saw a whole host of financial behemoths bailed out by their respective governments - are still playing out, and the whole industry is undergoing a huge transformational change.
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Comments (2) Mar 25 2009

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