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Low Hanging Fruit

Low-Hanging Fruit

September 1, 2019August 22, 2019 by Richard Veryard

August comes around again, and there are ripe blackberries in the hedgerows. One of the things I was taught at an early age was to avoid picking berries that were low enough to be urinated on by animals. (Or humans for that matter.) So I have always re…

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Picking low hanging fruit: not the windfall it seems.

June 17, 2014 by Kim Parker

When exploring multiple new opportunities, it is common business practice to ‘pick the low hanging fruit’, or, identify the ‘quick wins’. Whilst it is easy to rationalise that these will benefit the business and provide a faster return on investment, … Continue reading →

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