Corporate Turnaround

This book was written by Stuart Slatter and David Lovett. A copy of the book can be obtained from:

Penguin Books Limited
27 Wrights Lane
London
W8 5TZ

or via the internet at amazon.co.uk.

To give you an idea of the content of the book, the chapter headings are shown below:

1. Turnaround Management
2. Symptoms and causes of decline
3. Characteristics of crisis situations
4. Framework for achieving a successful turnaround
5. Diagnostic review
6. Crisis stabilisation
7. Leadership
8. Stakeholder Management
9. Developing the Business Plan
10. Strategic Focus
11. Organisational Change
12. Critical Process Improvements
    
13. Implementing the Business Plan
14. Financial Restructuring

Reviewers of this book have said "This is an ambitious book which covers the full range of turnaround/performance improvement issues. It provides the reader with clear insights and implementing an effective turnaround".

"A comprehensive and logical analysis of the problems associated with turnaround companies. Turnarounds require management writ large. This is essentially a book about management under stress".

Purnells view is that this book will be of particular value to directors of larger companies (say more than 100 employees) as to the steps involved in a turnaround.