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3 Reasons Why Some Companies Successfully Manage a Turnaround ... and Why Many Don'tWhich strategies can help you save your business?

ByHamza Mudassir

This story appears in theJuly 2021issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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At any point in time, one in three companies requires aturnaround. That's what research by Boston Consulting Group has found. And while you may not be able to predict whether you'll be one of those companies, you'll surely recognize the signs of distress: If your long-runningbusiness modelcollapses, your leaders lose focus of the company's mission, and your key talent starts to leave, then you'll be facing an existential crisis. It's turnaround time!

Given how common this is, you might assume that most experienced entrepreneurs and CEOs are adept at managing it. That is, unfortunately, not the case. The same research highlights that 75 percent of turnaround attempts fail to improve performance over the long term.

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