Fit for Growth: A Guide to Strategic Cost Cutting, Restructuring and Renewal

INTRODUCTION AND FIT FOR GROWTH OVERVIEW: Do you need to cut to grow? --
Becoming fit for growth --
the restructuring and renewal journey --
The leader's role --
aligning costs with strategy. HOW TO CUT COSTS AND GROW STRONGER --
A MANAGER'S GUIDE: Levers of cost reduction --
what, where and how --
Portfolio rationalization --
decide what business you should be in --
Zero-basing --
justify what to keep, not what to kill --
Aligning the operating model --
redefine where critical work gets done --
Outsourcing --
let external providers generate value for you --
Footprint optimization --
rethink your operations and overhead locations --
Process excellence --
simplify work and minimize bureaucracy --
Spans and layers --
flatten and empower the organization --
Strategic supply management --
extract more value from your purchases --
Digitization --
make technology a game changer. COPING WITH COST RESTRUCTURING --
HOW TO MANAGE AND SUSTAIN THE CHANGE: Running a cost transformation --
mobilizing, scaling, and sustaining --
Morale, emotions, and expectations --
leading during a restructuring --
The human element --
getting people ready, willing, and able to change --
Staying fit for growth.