OPERATIONS

Most cost programmes cut the wrong half

An across-the-board cut removes the same percentage from what earns and what does not. That is not a decision, it is an average.

February 2026

An across-the-board reduction is arithmetic, not judgement. It removes the same percentage from the parts of the business that earn and the parts that do not, and it protects whatever is best defended internally rather than whatever pays.

Sort by return before you sort by size. The answer is rarely evenly distributed.

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Boards do not need more data, they need a recommendation

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PRICING

The discount you give once is the price forever

March 2026

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A retainer is a price, not a relationship

December 2025

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Halden Advisory

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