The Garwood Growth Value Builder Online Assessment
Assess your business. Build its value. The Garwood Growth Value Builder is a maturity model for professional services firms. It helps you assess your business across eight areas, from strategy and leadership to clients, delivery and operations. Built on Garwood’s experience of working with professional services businesses, it helps you see where you stand, identify […]
Six lessons about where professional services is heading
Technology is starting to loosen some of the relationships professional services has relied on for years: between headcount and growth, hours and value and the amount of effort involved in a piece of work and what a client will pay for it. Across six conversations in our recent Unlocking Value tech disruption mini-series, we heard […]
When time stops being the measure of value
Professional services has spent decades with a relatively straightforward way of connecting the work a firm does to the money it makes. More work usually means more people. More people create more billable hours. More billable hours create more revenue. There are plenty of variations on that model, but the relationship between time, capacity and […]
AI is holding up a mirror to professional services
AI is holding up a mirror to professional services. In more and more of our work with clients – and in how we run Garwood itself – we’re finding that it mostly reveals what a firm is already made of. Where the foundations are sound, it builds on them. Where they’re weak, it makes the cracks harder to ignore. It rarely […]
Partnering with Cardiff MBA students: new insights into consulting firm growth and valuation
At Garwood Growth, we believe fresh perspectives can spark meaningful ideas. Earlier this year, we partnered with the University of Cardiff Business School, sponsoring MBA research projects that explored some of the biggest questions facing consulting firms today. Two talented students, Rhea Sharma and Ansh Tandon, produced research projects with our support and with input […]
From stalled to scaled: How to build a stronger, more valuable professional services business
https://vimeo.com/1073568680/9caf8a0320?share=copy Every consulting firm faces pivotal moments where growth slows, challenges mount and decisions become harder. These ‘inflection points’ aren’t roadblocks – they’re signals that your firm is evolving. Understanding where you stand and having a clear roadmap can help you move forward with confidence. You may be facing challenges with client acquisition, operational […]
Build your value creation roadmap
The growth framework for professional services firms Welcome to the Garwood Value Builder! Building and scaling a successful professional services firm is no easy task. With so many competing priorities – from client acquisition to operational efficiency to financial planning – it can be difficult to know where to focus for maximum impact. That’s […]
How the October 2024 Budget impacts UK professional services: Challenges and opportunities
By Rob Garner In August, I explored the potential impact of the new Labour Government on the UK consulting sector in a blog post titled “The Impact of the New Labour Government on UK Consulting Services: Navigating Uncertainty and Identifying Opportunities.” My conclusion was cautiously optimistic, suggesting that while the government’s commitment to cutting consulting […]
The impact of the new labour government on UK consulting services: Navigating uncertainty and identifying opportunities
Just eight weeks into the new Labour administration, we are closely monitoring the potential implications on consulting services. Despite much of this period being in recess, the countdown to the first budget (scheduled for 30 October 2024) is already prompting significant analysis within the consulting community. Adding to the anticipation is the upcoming Labour Party […]
Hybrid operations: How to sustain growth In 2022
To sustain growth in 2022, operations within your firm need to be adaptable to a hybrid world. The past two years have clearly accelerated change, & whilst things are still by no means settled, there is a very real and current requirement to respond. In our latest webinar, Garwood Partners’ Rob Garner is joined by […]