Saturday, May 15, 2010

Gordian Group’s Peter S. Kaufman and Henry Owsley sat down with the American Bankruptcy Institute (www.abiworld.org) for a podcast on the role of PE in distressed  companies during this economic cycle.  On both the buy-side and the sell-side, there are opportunities, but they will require tough decision-making, creative thinking and, above all, patience.

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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Hackett Groups reports that 80% of firms are unable to forecast 13-week cash flow within 5% accurracy.

Only one in three can accurately forecast their earnings, due to unknowns in the sales and expense categories. 

Top performers have five characteristics in common:  the simplest of the five is to "develop closer vendor and customer relationships."  The other four require substantial organizational effort.  Management and boards should throw their weight behind these initiatives.    

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The name of this blog is Practical Turnaround Thinking and it’s written for 21st century management teams who are looking for practical steps to improve their company’s performance.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

What is renewal? It’s based on the verb, to renew -- to make new again; to restore to existence: reestablish, recreate, rebuild, revive, resuscitate; to restore to fullness or sufficiency.

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