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Beyond transformation: Competing in an age of continuous reinvention
A significant change project with set dates and budgets is not as effective today as it has been in the past. The better solution is to treat transformation as a...
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The future of professional services is human-led, tech-enabled; not the other way around
Times are changing; professional services firms are now entering a period where technology no longer rests at the edge of strategy. Digital collaboration tools, data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence...
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Stopping Revenue Leakage: HLB client listening report and toolkit
Discover how client listening helps advisory and accounting firms reduce revenue leakage, strengthen client relationships and unlock new growth with HLB's client listening research report and practical toolkit, in partnership...
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The new reality of cross-border growth: Navigating complexity in a fragmented world
While international growth opportunities remain attractive, the old expansion model isn't efficient anymore. Several challenges exist, including regulatory divergence, supply chain disruption, and uneven digital capabilities. For mid-market businesses, success...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: Retail sector outlook – Confident growth in an age of embedded risk
Retailers are no longer reacting to crisis conditions; they are building strategies to match that continued uncertainty, according to the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026. Execution capability, particularly around...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: Manufacturing sector outlook – Growth optimism in a high-cost world
Manufacturing leaders enter 2026 with a markedly different mindset to that of the early 2020s. Confidence has returned, but it is a measured confidence. Our HLB Survey of Business Leader...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: Technology sector outlook – Transformation in a complex risk landscape
The technology sector has entered 2026 with renewed confidence. After several years defined by inflationary pressure, capital constraints, and rapid shifts in customer demand, technology leaders are now looking ahead...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders: Reinventing transformation in volatile times
Find out detailed insights on the subject of reinventing transformation in volatile times, in the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026. We review key topics such as the risk radar,...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: European outlook – Competing under pressure
European leaders enter 2026 with measured optimism. Only 40% expect the rate of global growth to increase, around 1.5 times lower than the global average. This wariness stems from operating...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: APAC outlook – Growing with intent
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region enters 2026 in a position of relative strength. Regional GDP growth outperformed expectations in 2025, driven by strong exports and sustained digital investment. 41% of...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: North America outlook – Operating in the new paradigm
North America has emerged from a year of pronounced political and economic changes. Business sentiment mirrors the regional balance between disruption and resilience; over half of leaders say they are...
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HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026: LATAM outlook – Recalibrating for 2026
Optimism is returning across Latin America. Nearly one and a half times more leaders now expect global growth to accelerate, and confidence at the firm level has strengthened sharply. Almost...