Our Work
The Role of the Centre
Optimising your corporate centre is our speciality. The remit of the corporate centre is often unclear. As a result, costs, management layers and headcount can spiral out of control. Left untreated, the corporate centre will start to disconnect from the operating divisions it was designed to unify, sending confused messages to investors.
We are uniquely qualified to transform and fine-tune your corporate centre by:
- Reviewing its purpose in line with strategy;
- Assessing costs and headcount, including benchmarking;
- Defining the optimal structure, including key roles and management layers;
- Reviewing its effectiveness and connectivity, both internally and externally;
- Agreeing guiding principles to frame the way forward and structure future decision-making.
Maxxim Consulting publishes an annual benchmarking study which analyses the corporate centres of leading companies. We tailor our research to enable you to review your company's performance in the context of similar firms.
If you are interested in becoming part of the unique club of companies benchmarked, please send an email to Sozen Leimon at info@maxximconsulting.com. We guarantee you'll learn some things you never knew about your Corporate Centre.
Our clients
Testimonials
Terry Nolan – HR Director, Smiths GroupVery client centred, they are not trying to sell you an off the shelf model…Maxxim tailors the solution to your problem knowledgeable, practical and hard-working.
Terry Twigger – CEO, MeggittGood people, highly capable. They really cared – it matters to them.
Bob Morrison – HR Director, WolseleyMaxxim helped us rationalise our corporate structure under very difficult trading conditions – they matched their use of data with highly effective management of vested interests.
Mark Carr – CEO, British SugarMaxxim gives a personal service, much more committed, more intimate, they take it personally.
David Liston – Efficiency Director, First GroupMaxxim were a great support during the project. They provided good external input and challenge and at the same time they rolled their sleeves up alongside us to get the job done.
Harry Musselwhite – Secretary, King's CollegeThere's no messing about and you feel you're moving forward very quickly. Ultimately it comes down to commitment – you don't feel that it's just a job for Maxxim. They want to make things better.