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Achieving Cost Excellence in Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa
BCG research reveals what sets a select group of leaders apart. Here's how to join them.
Our Latest Thinking on Business Transformation
To extract maximum value from their business transformation programs, company leaders must understand what drives transformation success—and what derails large-scale change. Explore our latest insights into the secrets of business transformation and learn how to boost the odds of delivering real impact.
Featured Insights
Performance and Value Acceleration
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From Pain to Performance at Midmarket Companies
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.
Article
Cost Transformations in Turbulent Times
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.
VIDEO
Optimizing Procurement to Drive a Business Transformation
How BCG helped Oi, a leading Brazilian telco, save more than $280 million by optimizing its procurement processes.
Transformation Excellence
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.
Article
For CEOs, the Future Is a State of Mind
Pessimism may rule the day. But business leaders who look to the future with optimism can guide their companies toward long-term success.
Article
A CEO’s First 1,000 Days Begins with the First 100
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.
VIDEO
How Modern Business Transformations Succeed
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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Why Leaders Can’t Let Up in Transformations
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.
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How to Create a Transformation That Lasts
Transformations are critical to building competitive advantage and delivering shareholder value. They are most successful when managed through a transformation office.
Business Turnaround and Restructuring
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Why One in Five European Companies Needs to Transform
In a tough business environment, many companies in Europe face an urgent need to improve their operational and financial performance.
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A Resilient Balance Sheet Pays Off in Uncertain Times
Companies can gain breathing room to operate under stressful conditions; withstand the scrutiny of shareholders, creditors, and regulators; and pursue market opportunities.
Focus
Boost Business Resilience by Improving Net Working Capital
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.
Article
A Cash Management Survival Guide
When a company’s existence is on the line, the finance department needs a laser focus on short-term liquidity.
Optimizing Procurement to Drive a Business Transformation
How BCG helped Oi, a leading Brazilian telco, save more than $280 million by optimizing its procurement processes.
Carlsberg’s Transformation and Reinvention
The brewing company’s president and CEO discusses its recent transformation—what spurred it, details of the implementation, and early results.
Bringing the Charm Back to Pandora: The CEO Talks Transformation at the World’s Largest Jewelry Brand
Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik describes the three-pronged turnaround program that helped his company revive excitement about the brand and reconnect with customers—while also radically reining in costs.
The Secrets of Successful Change from a Leading Fleet Management
By staying focused and scoring quick wins in its companywide transformation program, a world-leading fleet-management company created unprecedented new value for employees, clients, and shareholders. Equally impressive, it transformed its culture—strengthening transparency, agility, and accountability throughout the business.
Digital Transformation
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.
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.