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Fit for Growth
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Fit for Growth

A Guide to Strategic Cost Cutting, Restructuring, and Renewal

Vinay Couto, John Plansky and Deniz Caglar
Wiley, 2017

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At too many companies, managers tolerate bulging budgets and fuzzy goals. But out-of-shape organizations put themselves in grave peril, argue PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants Vinay Couto, John Plansky and Deniz Caglar. In their useful guide – something of a workout plan for bloated bureaucracies – the authors exhort managers to trim the fat and stay motivated to keep it off, even after the hard work appears to be over. Their instruction manual offers clear, step-by-step directions for tackling issues such as outsourcing and budgeting. However, some readers may sometimes wish for more specific examples. Nevertheless, getAbstract recommends this overview to managers in large organizations.

Take-Aways

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers’s “Fit for Growth” approach helps executives prepare their organizations to slim down and stay “fit.”
  • Successful organizations strive to stay fit at all times, not just in a crisis.
  • In fit organizations, the business strategy acts as a “lighthouse” – a defined beacon that guides everyone in the company and those outside it.

About the Authors

Vinay Couto, John Plansky and Deniz Caglar are principals at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Couto has worked with companies in a variety of industries; Caglar specializes in outsourcing. Both are based in Chicago. Plansky, who is based in Boston, focuses on information technology.

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