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Out The Door At 600 Feet – When The Light Turns Green: Rationalization, And The Illusion Of Control In Business

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xRVifq9jw7uCKmID0Hb6p?si=prUStTQuT62oq7nnpjNE7w Every executive craves order. This isn’t just a professional instinct, it’s a psychological need. In uncertainty, the boardroom fills with familiar rituals: dashboards, war rooms, “alignment” calls, and ever-grander scenario decks. The unspoken hope is that if we explain reality in just the right terms, if we rationalize well enough, we can bring order... Continue Reading →

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We Have All Read The Same Books?! – Yet, Performance In Turnaround Management Varies Widely

man frustrated around books - are all the books about turnaround the same

  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HiNSSV7ad502vF1foGH7v?si=UcLH90QqSMeCsJp5qe7Hog If the executive team gets stuck in any of the five stages of the "process of depression" during the turnaround management, it is likely to lead to the bankruptcy of the firm. Severe troubles of a firm are often paralleled by a situation of rapid change, where the dynamics of (involuntary) transformation keep accelerating and... Continue Reading →

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How To Survive A Turnaround – Pilots Through The Rough Waters Of Distress Situations

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZW0aKc6h9yrzcbl7kS3J7?si=JSMTY1LoQiKvZWbRVplq2A 10 facts on turnaround situations (US data, research by TMS - Turnaround Management Society). 172 businesses file for bankruptcy in the US per day, this translates into 320'000 jobs lost every year due to distress situations of firms. Many turnarounds could resolve distress situations and lead to success if understanding and managing such situations of rapid change... Continue Reading →

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The Autopsy Of A Start-Up Bankruptcy (Case Study)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3s2NQFzUuWnoQrJw35KXcm?si=Mx2_nKp6T8KugLHt0ESueQ In autumn 2014 another promising and emergent Swiss Start-up filed for bankruptcy. Sadly, this is rather the rule than the exception. As out of every 11 serious ideas, only one succeeds. This delivers an attrition rate of approximately 90%. From the investor's perspective the numbers are even more frustrating, as "survival" is something significant... Continue Reading →

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Asking For The Whip In The Board-Room – How To Discipline Start-Ups And Reach ROI With Innovation

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xz4MbM1obL73kO7TXPGGe?si=6_Et_q26TJCl-MDvLZg_wA The majority of start ups fails for precedented and avoidable mistakes. Though innovation needs a degree of freedom to evolve, the discipline, applied by the venture capitalist's whip can help the management, to focus on the right spot. Though uncomfortable, this might be critical to channel creativity and align with commercial success and ROI. ... Continue Reading →

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