The New Essential of Business: Big C Collaboration

Blake Hansen

M&A Services, Partner

Courtney Wood

M&A Services, Thought Leadership Director

Six best practices to leverage ecosystems and M&A for resilience

The term ‘essential business’ has forever been branded beyond COVID-19. Achieving resilience by increasing an organization’s essentiality requires both addressing current weaknesses and readying for the future by embracing the six key practices of ‘Big C Collaboration’.

Ecosystem thinking: Identifying and using the resources of others for competitive advantage
Strategic leadership alignment: Imagining future scenarios and outlining purpose-driven goals as an integrated executive suite
Dynamic customer-centric strategy formulation: Organizing around ever evolving valuable ‘jobs to be done’
Risk-balanced portfolio management: Maintaining the right mix of investments for near and long term
Multi-modal innovation: Leveraging multiple channels, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Lean-agile approach: Institutionalizing a ‘build, test, and learn’ approach

About the author

Blake Hansen

Blake Hansen is a senior partner and leader in TCS’ M&A Services. With over 35 years of experience in management and IT consulting.

Courtney Wood

Courtney Wood leads thought leadership development for TCS’ M&A Services.

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The New Essential of Business: Big C Collaboration

Blake Hansen

M&A Services, Partner

Courtney Wood

M&A Services, Thought Leadership Director

Six best practices to leverage ecosystems and M&A for resilience

About the author

Blake Hansen

Courtney Wood

TCS is here to make a difference through technology.

We’re in it for good, driving positive change for the benefit of all.

Recent News

Extraordinary expertise leads to remarkable results.

Want to be a global change-maker? Join our team.

TCS works hand in hand with world-leading investors.

TCS is here to make a difference through technology.

We’re in it for good, driving positive change for the benefit of all.

Recent News

Extraordinary expertise leads to remarkable results.

Want to be a global change-maker? Join our team.

TCS works hand in hand with world-leading investors.

The New Essential of Business: Big C Collaboration

Blake Hansen

M&A Services, Partner

Courtney Wood

M&A Services, Thought Leadership Director

Six best practices to leverage ecosystems and M&A for resilience

About the author

Blake Hansen

Courtney Wood

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