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Why bring in outside help? Why use consultants when you can implement change yourself?

We have not yet come across a company that is seeking to improve, yet is not already making improvements.

Experience shows that:

• Every client recognises that the need for improvement is a constant, and opportunities to do better always exist.
• Every client has people within the organisation that are capable of implementing results.

So, why do clients not implement the results themselves and instead use us?
 

In looking at the most common reasons, you may recognise one that more appropriately fits your situation.

The overriding reason why clients use THE BRIDGE to deliver step change improvements in performance is a financial one. Our extensive experience of implementing change programmes, coupled with our ability to focus on delivery of results without being sidetracked by everyday management issues ensures that we achieve results quicker. Clients often comment that the results we achieve in 6 months would typically take them over 2 years to reach by which time they would simply be matching the competition yet again. If we are able to save the client £1 million per year on his bottom line, then this saving is reached 18 months sooner.

In addition to this primary reason, we are frequently asked to:

• Carry out an objective health-check identifying opportunities for further improvement on current practice.
• Create and implement innovative solutions, at a time when people are beginning to run short of fresh ideas.
• Deliver solutions to specific problems. (This is most typically used when management of improvement is assigned consistently to a handful of the best people, who as a result are constantly tied up and unavailable, to take on additional initiatives).
• Deliver a significant, measurable improvement that goes beyond the clients' own capability for managing change
• Act as a catalyst to accelerate results from current initiatives.
• Implement improvements where we have expert knowledge, yet there is little experience internally.
• Provide a cost effective short-term resource to transfer knowledge or skills, without any long-term headcount, or payroll implications.
• Use our skills in project management to ensure an important programme is delivered on time and to budget.
• Provide objective mapping of all internal initiatives to ensure they will deliver results in a consistent manner and in line with group strategy.
• Identify and implement best practice from a wider experience base than exists internally.
• Establish, implement and mentor self-directed teams - to generate innovative results internally on an ongoing basis.
• Provide an additional resource in large-scale transformation programmes where more resource is required than internally available.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS RAISED BY CEO's

Why bring in outside help?

Does The Bridge have expertise in our field?

Can The Bridge help me manage growth and restrict costs?

I don't want theory I want bottom line results...

We know what to do but our hands are tied. What makes The Bridge think it can succeed?