Corporate Articles
Cholesterol is equivalent to the calibre of staff. LDLs are the dysfunctional staff and the HDL the good ones cleaning up the mess left by the LDLs. The human body requires some cholesterol to functio
Wed, 20 Dec 2006: People Work Hard for Money, But They Will Die for a Cause
Most people will work hard for money if properly motivated. Though it may help, more money is not the key to making your employees more passionate. It is a myth to think that you do not need passion i
Tue, 19 Dec 2006: People - Life and Death Matters
Winning and high-performing companies share the belief that their core asset is the people who have the knowledge, skill and experience. Maximizing the value of those core assets is key to business su
Mon, 18 Dec 2006: Think Rationally Before You Decide
Many companies often let their success and euphoria gloat over their heads and forget to do their homework. Expansion is done without proper evaluation or support from adequate market research and sur
Mon, 18 Dec 2006: Companies Without Strategies Are Heading For Tragedies
Many businesses are still focusing on yesterday's problems at the expense of forgoing future opportunities. The best chess players always have a strategy in place. But in businesses, future planning s
Mon, 18 Dec 2006: When the Company is Sick, Call the Corporate Turnaround Expert
When you need a heart by-pass, you call in a cardiologist rather than a general practitioner. When you are in legal troubles, you consult a lawyer. When you have tax problems, you seek advice of a tax
Sat, 16 Dec 2006: Clone Your Successes by Planning your Succession
The downfall of many countries and political leaders are attributable to poor leadership succession. Yugoslavia plunged into civil war with the demise of President Tito in 1980. Till then, he was all-
Sat, 16 Dec 2006: Acquisition Binge can Cause Indigestion
Over-eating or bingeing is detrimental to one's health. Similarly, over-acquisition can cause corporate indigestion such as over-leveraging, integration difficulties, cultural misfits etc. You are wha
Sat, 16 Dec 2006: There Is A Strong Parallel Between Physical And Fiscal Health
There is a strong parallel between corporations and medical science. Companies fall sick just as people do. Contrary to the common view, a company is not an inanimate object. Rather, it is a community
Fri, 15 Dec 2006: Company is Already Bleeding Badly When the Financials are Red
There are many important imperatives and factors which are not quantified or measurable by the traditional accounting system.Human capital is perhaps the single most critical success factor for compan
Fri, 15 Dec 2006: Litigation Can Put You Out Of Business In A Heartbeat
Many companies underestimate the potential gravity of getting into litigious situations. Lawsuits, especially in cases where one does not have strong legal legs to stand on, are potential minefields f
Thu, 14 Dec 2006: Myths in Transformation and Turnaround
Welcome to the real business world where troubled businesses abound. Distressed business owners and executives need to understand turnarounds and transformations in order to face the challenges in thi
Wed, 13 Dec 2006: Cash is Oxygen During the Restructuring Process
Revenue is vanity, profit is reality and cash is certainty. In medical analogy, revenue is the food, profit is the water and cash is the oxygen. You cannot pay rent with profit, you can only pay your
Wed, 13 Dec 2006: Prevention, Early Diagnosis, Proper Treatment - Three Steps to Corporate Turnaround
As the adage goes: Prevention is better than cure. In medical practice, prevention of the disease before its onset is better than giving medication when it is already malignant or full-blown. Getting
Mon, 11 Dec 2006: Know When to Exit, Do Not Be the Living Dead
Within the corporate world, there are the 'living dead', which are the sick companies that go on a wretched existence, without any hope of turnaround. These companies need a miracle such as a resurrec
Mon, 11 Dec 2006: Cost Control Is An Important Antidote in Corporate Turnaround
Most firms start out small and lean. Over time, some of them put on fat as they grow and prosper. Corporate fats result from the accumulation of unnecessary and excessive or out-of-date business pract
Fri, 8 Dec 2006: Employees Don't Come With Instruction Manuals
Don't you wish employees came with instruction manuals? Studies show managers spend 60% of their time dealing with people problems. That leaves only 40% to work on the organization's objectives. Have
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