Business strategy

Truly effective business strategy delivers insights beyond the current and future business environment. It takes into account leadership and organisational considerations and maps out where the most compelling opportunities may lie. Implementable strategy defines the end goal and a realistic path to achieve it, and provides a framework for resource allocation.

Nous Group works to resolve the complex challenges clients face, often in highly regulated industry sectors, to develop business strategy that combines creative problem solving with analytical rigour and a deep understanding of competitive markets.

We are at our best when we engage with our clients in bold, innovative thinking that sheds light on their strategy challenges and illuminates the path forward.

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Strategy and business planning

Nous helps corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations to assess their current market position, identify what they want to achieve and decide how to make that a reality.

We combine economic theory and quantitative rigour with a deep understanding of the drivers that shape our clients’ businesses. We develop economic and financial models for clients that are realistic and also incorporate flexibility for changing strategic imperatives.

Nous works with clients to create rigorous and imaginative strategic and business plans and to facilitate highly participative planning processes. We also leverage our leadership and organisation design insights to ensure that the strategies developed are practical and implementable. Our aim is always to develop powerful strategic insights while ensuring the engagement of all stakeholders.

Business advice in complex regulatory environments

Nous has an in-depth understanding of government and extensive experience in policy development. We leverage this experience to provide critical advice, supported by a highly developed economic modelling capability. Our guidance adds that extra degree of insight that helps clients navigate through complex regulatory environments and ensures a strategy is not only logical, but workable. 


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Key people

Leanne Wallace

Leanne Wallace

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Zac Ashkanasy

Zac Ashkanasy

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Tim Orton

Tim Orton

Managing Director

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
David Bartlett

David Bartlett

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Gillian McFee

Gillian McFee

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Jeremy Chandler

Jeremy Chandler

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
John Ballard

John Ballard

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Mike Waller

Mike Waller

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Yehudi Blacher

Yehudi Blacher

Senior Adviser

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Andrew Pike

Andrew Pike

Principal

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Greg Joffe

Greg Joffe

Principal

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Kate Vinot

Kate Vinot

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Mark Burford

Mark Burford

Principal

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Maryann Hazard

Maryann Hazard

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Robert Doyle

Robert Doyle

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Simon Lancaster

Simon Lancaster

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Tanya Smith

Tanya Smith

Principal

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Aaron Maher

Aaron Maher

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Adam Comley

Adam Comley

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Chris Nightingale

Chris Nightingale

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
David Bowser

David Bowser

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Harris van Beek

Harris van Beek

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Kristen Hedgecoe

Kristen Hedgecoe

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Sandy Forbes

Sandy Forbes

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Sarah Hall

Sarah Hall

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Simon Guttmann

Simon Guttmann

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Business strategy
  • Public policy
Stephen Petris

Stephen Petris

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy
Tania Hyde

Tania Hyde

Senior Consultant

Service lines

  • Public policy
  • Business strategy

Our work

Cross-sell of wealth products and services to business banking customers

Nous worked with one of the four major banks to build the cross-sell of wealth products and services to business banking customers.

Our work included segmentation of the business...

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Mid-term strategy for business banking division of a 'big four' bank

The business banking division of one of Australia's four major banks, and one of Australia's largest businesses in its own right, engaged Nous to formulate its mid-term strategy....

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Analysis of societal costs of homelessness

Nous worked with the City of Sydney to identify the societal costs (health, police, justice, et al) of the cohort of around 100 people based in Woolloomooloo (near Sydney's CBD)....

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Latest news

Nous Group finalist for 2012 BRW Client Choice Awards

10 February 2012

BRW magazine today announced the nominations for the 2012 Client Choice Awards - the most...

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Nous events

Adelaide Festival of Ideas

Nous was proud to support the 7th biennial Adelaide Festival of Ideas in October 2011. The festival offered...

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