Surviving and thriving in the economic crisis: a handbook for corporate leaders

There are two underlying themes in Mark Thomas’s “Surviving and thriving in the economic crisis: a handbook for corporate leaders”.

Firstly, these are unprecedented times. The economic crisis is both qualitatively and quantitatively different from what has been seen before. And as a result, a radical, permanent and bipolar reshaping of our corporate landscape is taking place.

Secondly, for those leaders that can see beyond the crossroads and have robust finances, the recession offers a huge opportunity. Well-positioned companies can achieve a decade’s worth of progress in two years.

In this concise book, PA Consulting Group’s sector by sector analysis shows that there are a significant number of companies suffering and many will not survive. But their weakened state provides opportunities for the strong to capitalise: share prices will fall to levels which create attractive acquisition targets; ‘crown jewels’ will be sold to raise cash; and bankruptcies will reduce the over-capacity which currently exists in so many sectors.  Mark explores four steps enterprising leaders should take immediately for their organisation to survive and thrive:

1. Maximise liquidity

2. Divert capital from poor business lines

3. Improve performance

4. Be bold enough to act quickly

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