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Focus
September, 2012
Lean that Lasts: Transforming Financial Institutions
Roman Regelman, Simon Bartletta, Christophe Duthoit, Yann Letourneux, Victoria Roig
Financial institutions discovered that the initial wave of lean-style programs they undertook during the 2008 financial crisis was too limited to drive sustained improvement. Now, the most competitive institutions are embracing lean that lasts—comprehensive change based on a philosophy of continuous, organizationwide improvement—and reaping the benefits.
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White Paper
May, 2010
Collateral Damage: In the Eye of the Storm: Ignore Short-Term Indicators, Focus on the Long Haul
David Rhodes, Daniel Stelter
BCG predicts a slow-growth economy in the West. Our view is reinforced by the evolution of the credit crisis, particularly the questionable sustainability of public deficits; changes in government intervention, protectionism, and trade; and our belief that globalization trends do not favor job creation in the developed world. We highlight a proprietary 2010 study surveying 440 executives. Among our findings: executives are less enthusiastic about the economic outlook than many of their governments, and half of respondents expect an L-shaped recovery.
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White Paper
January, 2010
Preparing for a Two-Speed World: Accelerating Out of the Great Recession:
Collateral Damage Series Part 8
David Rhodes, Daniel Stelter
In the eighth paper in the Collateral Damage series, the authors suggest that we may be entering a two-speed world, in which most of the developing world grows slowly and many of the rapidly developing countries power ahead (at least for now). It describes what high-performing companies must do to seize advantage in a slow-growth environment.
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