The Business Journals recently published a piece that outlines 5 steps that any company looking to inject life into a struggling business should explore.

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Before any drastic and/or irreversible measures are undertaken, interview the business leaders to understand exactly which existing products/processes are first on the chopping block and which new products are still in the process of rolling out, as well as which employees/teams are first to be cut and which if any new hires are in the process of being on-boarded.

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Next, interview employees to suss out top performers and potential areas for cutting costs or increasing efficiencies, in addition to inquiring about any potential opportunities that management may have been overlooking. 

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After conducting management and employee interviews, reviewing expenses is a great next step to find unnecessary and/or redundant services, as well as any compensation packages or incentives that are not perfectly aligned with company performance.

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Finally, interviewing clients (past and present) as well as outside vendors can bring a fresh perspective to the table and help identify any existing problems or opportunities that remain elusive.

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You can find this piece here.