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An effective, long-term strategy for maintaining corporate growth, profit and competitive edge Depicting a progressive emergent framework for long-term growth, profitability, and success, Business Restructuring: An Action Template for Reducing Cost and Growing Profit employs an integrated approach incorporating several of the most popular methodologies and best-in-class practices into a single proven framework. Beginning with an overview of restructuring and what is needed up-front to be successful, this “How to Cookbook” helps you * Understand business restructuring and cost reduction techniques * How to transform any organization into one that is high performing * Realize efficiencies through the reorganization of resources, improving processes, and identifying outsourcing opportunities * Sustain results and achieve continued efficiency, profitability, and growth * Describes the right leadership team dynamics to make sure the changes stick Whether you are a business leader or manager, Business Restructuring takes you through a logical series of steps that will provide you with immediately useful tactics to apply on a regular basis to achieve immediate results, as well as a long-term roadmap to deliver performance excellence and increase shareholder value. Carla Zilka is the founder and Principal Advisor of NexGen Advisors, a global business restructuring and transformation firm. As the Principal Advisor, Zilka partners with Fortune 1000 CEOs, hedge funds, and private equity firms to deliver a vision, strategy, and plan on how to effectively restructure and prepare for growth. To date, she and her team have been responsible for cost reductions totaling over $1.5 billion and revenue growth opportunities over $2 billion in under three years. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Restructuring for Success: The 10-minute check. Why You Need to Restructure. Are Your Key Financial Indicators Telling You Something? Notes. Chapter 2 The Playbook: A Comprehensive Approach. Creating a Foundation for Success. Flexible Platform for Achieving Results. Chapter 3 Putting the Playbook into Action. Building A Winning Team. Equipping Your Team With the Necessary Tools. Note. Chapter 4 Setting the Baseline. Moving from Unconscious Incompetence to Conscious Incompetence. You Are Here. How Fit Is Your Organization? How Robust Are Your Processes? Notes. Chapter 5 Ready to Launch. Kicking off your Restructuring Project. So You Think You Can Change? Notes. Chapter 6 Executing the Framework. Moving from Conscious Incompetence to Conscious Competence. Organizational Efficiency. Business Process Improvement. Business Process Outsourcing. Business Process Outsourcing as a Key Enabler for Restructuring. Notes. Chapter 7 Leadership Essentials for Success. Do You Have What It Takes? Plans versus People. Keirsey Temperament Sorter. Implication 1: Certain Leaders Have Certain Talents. Implication 2: Changing a Leader to Fit. Implication 3: Assessing and Aligning for the Right Roles. Case Study: Can We Compete in this Arena? Notes. Chapter 8 Continuous Improvement. Moving from Conscious Competence to Unconscious Competence. CI Organization Structure and Roles. CI Dashboard. Training. Knowledge Management. Linkages to CI. Note. Chapter 9 Summary of Lessons Learned. Glossary. Index.
