The Phoenix Effect: 9 Revitalizing Strategies No Business Can Do Without

It takes a strong leader to hone the focus of a company and direct it toward prosperity. It takes a visionary leader to impact the seemingly well–running processes of a successful company to make it flourish even more. All too often, appropriate actions to improve organizations are overlooked because people at the helm either aren′t aware of the seriousness of the issues they face or they don′t know where to turn for accurate information to best address their concerns. This book offers concrete, practical techniques that leaders can use to confront, comprehend, and conquer a company′s ills.
The Phoenix Effect presents proven strategies and varied perspectives on how managers can significantly improve–even save–their companies. By constantly examining real–time data in conjunction with the authors′ streamlined methodologies, the leaders of both strong and highly challenged companies can set realistic goals and achieve them. Whether your company currently dominates its market but has competition at its heels, has serious problems in need of immediate solutions, or faces potential demise, the nine strategies detailed in The Phoenix Effect will provide the insight to not only maintain your business, but to help it prosper.

Spis treści:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER 1. Get to the Point of Pain.
CHAPTER 2. Determine the Scope.
CHAPTER 3. Orient the Business.
CHAPTER 4. Manage Scale.
CHAPTER 5. Handle Debt.
CHAPTER 6. Get the Most from Assets.
CHAPTER 7. Get the Most from Employees.
CHAPTER 8. Get the Most from Products.
CHAPTER 9. Produce the Product.
CHAPTER 10. Change the Process.
EPILOGUE.
SOURCES AND SUGGESTED READING.
INDEX.

Nota biograficzna:
CARTER PATE is a world–renowned turnaround expert at Pricewaterhouse–Coopers with more than twenty years of experience providing strategic consulting and implementation strate gies. He has served as both CEO and chairman of several public companies, and was a founding partner of Pate, Winters & Stone, a national consulting firm. He lives in Dallas.
HARLAN PLATT is a Professor in the Finance and Insurance Group at Northeastern University College of Business Administration. His major research and consulting interests include corporate bankruptcy and crisis management. He assists companies, including those on the NYSE, Nasdaq, and Irish Stock Exchanges, by serving on their boards of directors. He lives in Boston.

Okładka tylna:
It takes a strong leader to hone the focus of a company and direct it toward prosperity. It takes a visionary leader to impact the seemingly well–running processes of a successful company to make it flourish even more. All too often, appropriate actions to improve organizations are overlooked because people at the helm either aren′t aware of the seriousness of the issues they face or they don′t know where to turn for accurate information to best address their concerns. This book offers concrete, practical techniques that leaders can use to confront, comprehend, and conquer a company′s ills.
The Phoenix Effect presents proven strategies and varied perspectives on how managers can significantly improve–even save–their companies. By constantly examining real–time data in conjunction with the authors′ streamlined methodologies, the leaders of both strong and highly challenged companies can set realistic goals and achieve them. Whether your company currently dominates its market but has competition at its heels, has serious problems in need of immediate solutions, or faces potential demise, the nine strategies detailed in The Phoenix Effect will provide the insight to not only maintain your business, but to help it prosper.