Markovitz Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. Trying to improve productivity in a process by 25% on first try is (generally) a recipe for failure and frustration—notwithstanding Byrne’s success with that approach.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

She had to help Xerox recover from a series of missteps by previous leaders, including product failures and poor accounting practices, as well as an economic downturn that had pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy. ” And she restored the company’s profitability — the turnaround was a success. Hope rekindled.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

Look closely, and you’ll find that most companies have stretched their brands and product portfolios to customers and markets in which they are undifferentiated and profits are weak. For example, large biopharma companies compete in many categories and tend to accumulate an array of follower positions.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges. Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example.

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