Secrets of High Performing Corporations during the Great Recession and beyond...

From the link: http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Issues/Driving-growth/Growing-Beyond---How-high-performers-are-accelerating-ahead

Focus on the following 4 key areas of performance:

• Customer reach
• Operational agility
• Cost competitiveness and
• Stakeholder confidence

What do high performers do differently? High performers:

1. Are more outward-looking and focused on the market
2. Respond smartly to change but, more importantly, respond speedily
3. Understand what drives cost and what drives value
4. Engage more with stakeholders and unleash their talent