Leading Corporate Turnaround: How Leaders Fix Troubled Companies by David Lovett

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Leading Corporate Turnaround by David Lovett, Stuart Slatter, Laura Barlow Leadership is never more crucial than when corporate survival is at stake. But the days of the tough guys are over. The leaders who are driving todays sustainable turnarounds understand that the answers to a distressed companys problems lie almost always within the firm itself - usually at middle manager level and below. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Leadership is never more crucial than when corporate survival is at stake. But the days of the tough guys are over. The leaders who are driving todays sustainable turnarounds understand that the answers to a distressed companys problems lie almost always within the firm itself – usually at middle manager level and below. The secret is cooperation. Drawing on interviews with top company doctors and advisers, as well as on the authors own experience, Leading Corporate Turnarounds explores seven key leadership and management skills required for successful turnaround, and shows why quickly gaining the buy-in and trust of all stakeholders is the key to ultimate success. Written by the founding directors of the Society of Turnaround Professionals (STP), with a proposed Foreword by the Societys Patron Sir John Harvey-JonesConsiders the different drivers of turnaround, the alternatives to it, and the restructuring processes required to move beyond crisis stabilization to sustainable changeFeatures international case studies from leading companies including BT, Virgin Express, Arthur Andersen, Parmalat, GE, Lee Cooper, New Look and IBM Back Cover Leadership is never more crucial than when corporate survival is at stake. But the days of the tough guys are over. The leaders who are driving today’s sustainable turnarounds understand that the answers to a distressed company’s problems lie almost always within the firm itself usually at middle manager level and below. The secret is cooperation. Drawing on interviews with world leading, international company doctors and advisers, as well as on the authors’ own experience, Leading Corporate Turnarounds explores seven key leadership and management skills required for successful turnaround, and shows why quickly gaining the buy-in and trust of all stakeholders is the key to ultimate success. "This is an admirable guide to the increasingly specialized business of corporate turnaround; I wish I had it when I started at BT in 2001." —Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman, BT Group "Why wait for a crisis to hit before reading this book? There is so much good material here which can be used preventatively to stop your company going to the brink. If I had this book available when we faced our turnaround, I have no doubt that I would have moved faster to tackle the problems! This book is a must even for those seeking to stimulate change before the crisis begins." —Patrick O’Sullivan, Group Finance Director, Zurich Financial Services "This well researched analysis of the characteristics of leadership in turnarounds is a valuable and timely successor to Corporate Turnaround. It should be essential reading not only for those involved in company rescues but also for those who want to learn about crisis leadership without experiencing it themselves." —Paul Thompson, Head of Lending Services, HSBC Flap Having published the extremely successful Corporate Turnaround (Penguin 1999), which talks about what to do in a turnaround, the authors decided that they would undertake a new research project to better understand the current role of leadership in turnaround situations. 750f Society of Turnaround Professional members were interviewed and a further 10 interviews were carried out with non-members. "An incisive and instructive book firmly based in the (very) real world." —Jon Moulton, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners LLP "As operationally focused investors, time and time again we see the importance of leadership to the success of corporations, and particularly to companies experiencing some form of distress. This book will be of use not just to turnaround practitioners seeking to develop their leadership skills, but also to the stakeholders whose job it is to identify and recruit the high quality leaders needed for corporate success." —Huw Phillips, Principal, Clayton Dubilier and Rice Author Biography Stuart Slatter Founding partner of Stuart Slatter & Company, Chairman of Stuart Slatter Training and a Visiting Fellow in Strategic and International Management at the London Business School (LBS). Stuart Slatter has over twenty-five years of experience in providing strategic consultancy advice and management education to senior management throughout the world. While a full time faculty member at LBS, he was Dean for Executive Education, Director of the Senior Executive Programme, and Chairman of the Strategic and International Management Department. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of California (UCLA) and at the University of Capetown. Prior to joining LBS, he was Managing Director of a subsidiary of a UK public company, and a senior management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York specialising in marketing strategy. He holds a law degree from Cambridge University, an MBA degree from Stanford Business School, and a PhD in marketing from London University. He is a qualified barrister-at-law, and is the author of a number of books and articles, including "Gambling on Growth", Wiley (1992), and "Corporate Turnaround", Penguin Books (1999). He was one of the founding directors of the Society of Turnaround Professionals in the UK, and can be contacted via David C. Lovett David Lovett, a Managing Director with AlixPartners and a member of the European Executive group of the firm, is a business graduate, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a fellow and a founding member of the Society of Turnaround Professionals. Before joining AlixPartners, David was with Andersen for 18 years, where he formed Andersens London-based turnaround practice in the early 1990s and subsequently led the Global Turnaround practice. He co-authored "Corporate Turnaround" with Stuart Slatter in 1999. During the last 30 years, David has advised all the classes of stakeholders in troubled companies.He has led many corporate restructurings and turnarounds in both an advisory and officer capacity serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer. David has extensive cross border restructuring experience and is familiar with the changing trends in insolvency and restructuring legislation. He is driven by a desire to minimise economic loss to stakeholders while his clients manage the turbulence of forced transformation. AlixPartners is recognised internationally as the "industry standard" for solving complex business challenges, helping companies improve operating and financial performance, and restoring corporate value. Founded in 1981, it has been retained by hundreds of companies throughout the USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America and has worked in virtually all industries and sectors. Laura Barlow Laura Barlow is a Director in AlixPartners European Turnaround and Restructuring practice. Over the past 15 years she has been an adviser to both creditors and debtors in troubled situations and has worked with numerous companies to help them achieve operational turnaround and financial restructuring. She has taken interim management roles in several troubled companies, restoring stability and leading the development and implementation of turnaround plans. Her current focus is on providing restructuring advisory services to corporates, including taking Chief Restructuring Officer positions where appropriate. Laura is a graduate of Oxford University, a Chartered Accountant and SFA Securities Representative. She is a regular speaker at European conferences on turnaround and restructuring and at the London Business School on the Managing Corporate Turnarounds course. Table of Contents About the Authors vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi 1 The Leadership Challenge 1 2 The Turnaround Framework 19 3 Before the Turnaround Begins 49 4 New Leadership 71 5 Crisis Stabilisation 97 6 Stakeholder Management 113 7 Strategic Focus 135 8 Changing Critical Business Processes 159 9 Leading Organisational Change 177 10 Financial Restructuring 197 Appendix Society of Turnaround Professionals 227 Index 229 Review "...provides several striking examples of corporate turnarounds in recent years..." (Financial Times, April 2006) "...describes real life turnarounds more extraordinary than fiction..." (The Financial Director, June 2006) Long Description Leadership is never more crucial than when corporate survival is at stake. But the days of the tough guys are over. The leaders who are driving today s sustainable turnarounds understand that the answers to a distressed company s problems lie almost always within the firm itself usually at middle manager level and below. The secret is cooperation. Drawing on interviews with world leading, international company doctors and advisers, as well as on the authors own experience, Leading Corporate Turnarounds explores seven key leadership and management skills required for successful turnaround, and shows why quickly gaining the buy-in and trust of all stakeholders is the key to ultimate success. "This is an admirable guide to the increasingly specialized business of corporate turnaround; I wish I had it when I started at BT in 2001." Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman, BT Group "Why wait for a crisis to hit before reading this book? There is so much good material here which can be used preventatively to stop your company going to the brink. If I had this book available when we faced our turnaround, I have no doubt that I would have moved faster to tackle the problems! This book is a must even for those seeking to stimulate change before the crisis begins." Patrick O Sullivan, Group Finance Director, Zurich Financial Services "This well researched analysis of the characteristics of leadership in turnarounds is a valuable and timely successor to Corporate Turnaround. It should be essential reading not only for those involved in company rescues but also for those who want to learn about crisis leadership without experiencing it themselves." Paul Thompson, Head of Lending Services, HSBC Review Text "...provides several striking examples of corporate turnarounds in recent years..." (Financial Times, April 2006) "...describes real life turnarounds more extraordinary than fiction..." (The Financial Director, June 2006) Review Quote "...provides several striking examples of corporate turnarounds in recent years..." ( Financial Times , April 2006) "...describes real life turnarounds more extraordinary than fiction..." ( The Financial Director , June 2006) Promotional "Headline" "...provides several striking examples of corporate turnarounds in recent years..." (Financial Times, April 2006) "...describes real life turnarounds more extraordinary than fiction..." (The Financial Director, June 2006) Feature Considers the different drivers of turnaround, the alternatives to it, and the restructuring processes required to move beyond crisis stabilization to sustainable change. Written by the founding directors of the Society of Turnaround Professionals (STP), with a proposed Foreword by the Society?s Patron Sir John Harvey-Jones. Features international case studies from leading companies including BT, Virgin Express, Arthur Andersen, Parmalat, GE, Lee Cooper, New Look and IBM. Details ISBN047002559X Author Laura Barlow Short Title LEADING CORPORATE TURNAROUND Language English ISBN-10 047002559X ISBN-13 9780470025598 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Edition 1st Subtitle How Leaders Fix Troubled Companies DOI 10.1604/9780470025598 UK Release Date 2005-12-16 NZ Release Date 2005-12-16 US Release Date 2005-12-16 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-12-16 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by Laura Barlow DEWEY 658.4056 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2005-12-15 Pages 256 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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