Explore the challenges faced by a Brazilian company in the commercial vehicle market, as it navigates through a crisis without recognizing early signals. Learn how strategic intervention, process reevaluation, and a proactive approach to succession planning are crucial for survival.

The case study serves as a valuable lesson in crisis management and the importance of recognizing early warning signs. From inefficient production practices to the need for succession planning, the blog highlights the multifaceted approach required to navigate a crisis successfully. Companies are urged to learn from this example and prioritize transparency, optimized administration, and strategic planning to ensure long-term prosperity.

In Brazil, a reorganization is the optimization of fiscal, managerial or organizational conditions within a company. Turnaround is part of restructuring and not reorganization or transformation. This distinction is generally valid in Brazil and is based on the delimitations of the North American economic area. This may sometimes sound confusing with regard to the German-speaking economic area, since in this region there is usually no real distinction between reorganization and restructuring.

Sometimes radical change is needed. Companies are subject to dynamic change and this also affects management. The art of leadership, especially in reorganization and restructuring phases, lies in not just looking at a small window of time. Whether growth, crisis or restructuring - no phase is permanent, not even if the right things are done at the right moment.

In this article, however, we will look at the issue from a more fundamental perspective.