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Managing the Covid-19 crisis: Changing ways of working

As businesses begin to work their way towards a “new normal,” Eden McCallum’s third Covid-19 survey asked c. 200 business leaders for their views on the impact of the crisis and how they are adapting their operations for the future. Expectations regarding the duration of disruption from Covid-19 continue to worsen, with 65% of business…

Cyrus Ditzel joins Eden McCallum as Associate Partner

Eden McCallum is delighted to announce that Cyrus Ditzel is joining the firm as Associate Partner, based in Amsterdam. “I’m excited to be joining the team – I love Eden McCallum’s entrepreneurial spirit and the agility of its consulting approach,” said Cyrus Ditzel, who was previously a Principal with The Boston Consulting Group in Amsterdam…

April 2016

The new rules for launch success in pharmaceuticals

There has never been a more challenging time for product launch in the pharmaceutical industry. Approvals are at an all-time high, the market is more competitive than ever, and there is an urgent need to refresh revenues as a wave of products go off-patent. Centralised reimbursement and formulary decisions mean success at the point of launch is binary. The future looks tough… How can pharma companies learn from their past and from other industries to respond to the new rules for success?

January 2016

Dutch business confidence surges at home amidst fears from overseas

Dutch business confidence is returning, according to the second annual economic outlook survey conducted by management consultancy Eden McCallum. Just over 300 business leaders responded to a questionnaire sent out at the end of November. It is clear that while there is much more optimism about prospects for the Dutch economy, concern is rising…

Eden McCallum, December 2015

Results of Eden McCallum's Economic Outlook survey 2015

Local good, global bad – UK business leaders’ fears shift from Europe to China

Confidence at home, some nervousness abroad – with nerves rising the further east you go. That seems to describe the mood of the 300 business leaders Eden McCallum has surveyed in its third annual report into business sentiment at the end of the year. Good news first. Over seventy per cent…

Eden McCallum, December 2015

Moving on – reflections from Nick Kirkbride as he retires from Eden McCallum

This summer, Nick Kirkbride is retiring from the Eden McCallum partnership after eight years helping spearhead the growth of the firm. Reflecting on his time with us, he shared a number of thoughts on our development, our impact with clients, and his greatest highlights in working with our consultants. How did you come to join…

July 2015

Today’s creepy is tomorrow’s normal – perspectives from an Eden McCallum panel on the “internet of things”

Eden McCallum hosts a panel discussion on the “internet of things” and connected homes

It has been said, by the writer William Gibson, that “the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed”. As far as exciting new products are concerned there has often been a delay between the promise of new technology and…

June 2015

Eden McCallum welcomes Jan-Willem Weggemans to its leadership team

Eden McCallum is delighted to announce that Jan-Willem Weggemans is joining the firm as Associate Partner, based in London. Jan-Willem joins from PwC, where he developed the firm’s Retail and Commercial Banking practice in London and Amsterdam. He previously led strategy development for Barclaycard in the US and Europe. Jan-Willem’s earlier consulting career spans BCG…

May 2015

Achieving impact as consultants in the third sector: learnings from Eden McCallum’s NGO Partnership

In January, Eden McCallum hosted a round-table discussion bringing together our NGO partners from Save the Children and Impetus-PEF with a group of our consultants. The discussion focused on the impact of Eden McCallum’s work with our partners in the third sector, and on what we can learn from our successful partnership. Some highlights of…

January 2015

Could the worst be behind us? Dutch business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the economy

There is some good news: the Dutch business community is hopeful for 2015. The majority of 250 business leaders surveyed by Eden McCallum in the Netherlands are optimistic about the domestic economic outlook over the next couple of years. Perhaps this guarded optimism is in some way influenced by interest rate expectations: most (77%) expect…

January 2015

Results of Eden McCallum's Economic Outlook survey 2014

A small but distinct chill has descended on some UK businesses as they look forward to 2015. The strong optimism of December 2013 has faltered a little, leaving several companies slightly less certain about future business prospects. That is one conclusion to draw from the second annual Eden McCallum survey of their corporate clients and…

December 2014