Gerard Sweeney

The cost of capital is high. Underperforming businesses need to brace for rapid shifts ahead. In a new feature for Turnaround Management Association's 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭, Holly Etlin and Randall Eisenberg share what they see leading companies doing differently.  

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/46GZXjP

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/3A28hy5

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/3WFwUcS

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/3YrEd9g

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/4fsm55i

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/3AhIUZ7

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We recently hosted a virtual roundtable with 14 senior executives on 18th July, exploring what it takes to deliver a successful transformation. Simon Henderson, Mohit Wadan, and Fritz Jaeger from Bain's Performance Improvement and Accelerated Transformation team led an insightful session, discussing six key features for success. They highlighted the importance of focusing on productivity, covering both growth and cost, to stay competitive in all seasons. Balancing "change the business" and "run the business" activities was also emphasized for sustained efficiency. https://bit.ly/4czT8BC

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In 2024 the UK still does not have a well defined Industrial Strategy! But a new report out from @PwC_UK - which surveyed over 1200 of the UK's senior business decision-makers and interviewed more than 60 business leaders - is set to address that. Find out what it says here and get in touch if you'd like to know more. #IndustrialStrategy

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Buy-and-build continues to be one of private equity’s most popular strategies, but a sustained period of higher interest rates is making it a lot harder to drive returns. In our webinar recording, Bain expert Alexander De Mol explores this topic in detail.

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Buy-and-build continues to be one of private equity’s most popular strategies, but a sustained period of higher interest rates is making it a lot harder to drive returns. In our webinar recording, Bain expert Alexander De Mol explores this topic in detail.

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Discover the reasons behind the $135B decline in UK M&A deal value in 2023 by watching our webinar recording featuring Bain's M&A experts, Peter Horsley and Suzanne Kumar, as they delve into Global and UK M&A industry insights.

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Financial Times recently published an article titled "Automation is coming for private equity’s junior roles." It got me thinking again about the skewed narratives that can be created around automation. The truth is that where implemented incorrectly, automation creates both a perceived and actual threat to jobs, but there is another way. Throughout my career I've always been an advocate for leveraging these powerful tools to build our people rather than replace them. At BluShift, we’ve seen how automation can transform businesses by streamlining operations and freeing up valuable time for teams to focus on strategic tasks. Instead of viewing automation as something that takes away, we should see it as an enabler—empowering companies to innovate, adapt, and grow in ways that were previously unimaginable. Automation isn’t just about replacing manual tasks; it’s about enhancing what we do, allowing us to operate at a higher level and with greater efficiency. As we move forward in this digital age, it’s clear that those who embrace automation will be the ones to lead, innovate, and thrive.

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Our recent Board Monitor UK report revealed that a fifth of business leaders lack confidence in their executive teams' ability to deliver results and the traditional divide between non-executive board directors and senior management seems to be weakening. Read more in The Times article below to find out if this shift, driven by rising pressures and complex challenges like AI and cybersecurity, is leading to increased operational involvement from boards, resulting in heightened tensions within the boardroom. With comments from Alice Breeden and Kit Bingham. https://bit.ly/4dGitLh (subscription needed) #Leadership #Boards #BoardMonitor #UK #Boardroom

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Integration is key here; ESG is not just about compliance, it's also about how ESG impacts the value creation potential, either as an opportunity or as a constraint. I recommend engaging with Will and our team on this crucial subject

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Many businesses now have declared sustainability targets, but how many also have clear plans to achieve those targets and KPIs to demonstrate they are on the flight path to reach their goals? If you are interested in exploring more about how to achieve your own sustainability goals then I recommend reading this article which was recently published on the topic #sustainability #esg #emissions #retail

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