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Strategic Focus Yields Systemic Transformation

Media headlines proclaim it: “Government to Fund 15% Pay Rise for Australian Childcare Workers.” In the execution of the CCC Advocacy Roadmap, Julie Price, Executive Director of the Community Child Care Association (CCC), alongside her NSW Peak Body colleague and relevant unions, has orchestrated a seismic shift in wages for Early Childhood Education and Care workers. For more insights, listen to Julie’s appearance on the ABC Life Matters Podcast and read about it in The Sector.

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Such achievements don’t materialise overnight. In this case, the genesis of change lies within CCC’s strategic plan—a relentless commitment to strategy and the Roadmap’s implementation. This transformation owes much to the partnership between Julie and Sarah from Bow and Arrow.

The overloaded enterprise:

The fine line between overloaded and out-of-control is a delicate tightrope. we try to avoid this type of organisational pressure but we are seeing the temptation in some sectors by projects as opportunity returns. Focusing on the business temperature and key management stress points in your dashboards are critical to knowing the red line.

Navigating Trials: Juel’s Strategic Journey

Learning, Adapting, and Evolving in the Business Landscape

In the ever-evolving world of business, trials serve as crucial waypoints on the path to success. They are not mere experiments; rather, they are strategic learning opportunities that shape our understanding and refine our approach. Let’s delve into the art of trial strategy and its impact on long-term business viability.

The Purpose of Trials

Trials exist to teach us. They provide a controlled environment where we can test hypotheses, observe outcomes, and gather data. Whether it’s a new product, a novel marketing campaign, or an operational change, trials allow us to learn from both successes and failures. In essence, they are the laboratories of business strategy.

Crafting TJM’s Versatile Identity

BRAND TEMPLE: TJM, an Australian heritage brand in the automotive aftermarket, has long been synonymous with 4×4 vehicles. However, a Brand Temple strategy project unveiled a more expansive resonance for TJM beyond the 4×4 enthusiast community. Tradies, grey nomads, family car drivers, and other non-4×4 sectors also appreciate the brand.

The Brand Temple strategy gave birth to the concept of “TJM Equipped” – a brand that seamlessly transitions between on-road and off-road experiences, whether for work or leisure.

Always review position.

When Strategy Needs To Focus

Sarah Archer (B&A), Julie Price (Community Child Care) & Cath Newell (B&A Editor)

Over the past twenty years, Sarah has led some of Bow and Arrow’s most successful client transformations across a range of community organisations and not-for-profits. Some engage her for whole-of-business advice, others for support with discrete functions that are under-performing or need special attention, while some take her counsel for one-off projects.

When Sarah started working with Community Child Care Association (CCC) six years ago, the peak body required a major strategic overhaul for the whole organisation, but one operational area required targeted strategy concentration – advocacy.

“We knew that our broader strategic emphasis going forward was going to be external-facing, so identified early on that advocacy needed really dedicated support to expand the way we wanted,” CCC Executive Director, Julie Price, explains.

How Barry Met Andrew

Partners for your Vietnam Strategy

In the early 2000’s on the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the scent of street food mingles with the hum of motorbikes, two unlikely allies forged a partnership that would shape their destinies.

Australians Barry Archer, representing a company going through commercial and legal complexities, collided with Andrew Homan, a seasoned advisor and lawyer.

This wasn’t familiar Sydney or Melbourne, or even the glittering towers of Hong Kong. But something clicked.

Franchising failing to PE?

When market share is critical and working capital is limited, franchising can work as you loop in others equity – with cash and sweat. Over recent years though we have unwound more franchising models than created them because cash is more of a commodity and sweat prefers team based leverage models. It has us thinking PE is punching Franchising where it hurts.

Industry validation a drug worth chasing?

Good old Gartner stands at the presentation table handing out the ribbons to the players who paid to play. Accurate? Relevant? Worth it? hard to say but we recently went around the block in the Gartner games on a project and one true value it did create was a high-performance culture across the group. Lift the standard – lift the team. We liked it.

30 years young

How often do you get to celebrate a 30-year-old brand? Our experience is not often. This hit home recently with a project to celebrate the successful brand portfolio strategy of a group we started with 25 years ago. Building smart brand chess pieces for attacking and defending gameplay was a key ingredient.

“We create business strategy with leaders and specialise in its delivery”

Strategic Focus Yields Systemic Transformation

The overloaded enterprise:

Navigating Trials: Juel’s Strategic Journey

Crafting TJM’s Versatile Identity

Always review position.

When Strategy Needs To Focus

How Barry Met Andrew

Franchising failing to PE?

Industry validation a drug worth chasing?

30 years young

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