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Ever notice how when things slow down, when results plateau, when growth stalls, most leaders do the worst possible thing.

They chase new strategies.

They launch new initiatives.

They try new tactics.

And they make everything worse.

And in today's market where margins are razor thin, where competition is fierce, where one

wrong move can be what kills you? This mistake isn't just

costly. It's fatal. Here's a recent example. I was talking with the CEO of a $2 billion tech

company. Their growth had flatline. Their market share was shrinking. Their team was panicking.

The CEO's response previous to our conversation was to reorganize the entire company,

hire expensive consultants,

launch five new product initiatives. The result? They lost another 23% market share,

burned through $50 million, and nearly bankrupt the company. But here's where it gets

interesting. Their turnaround came not from doing new things, but from something so obvious,

everyone missed it. Let me explain. So a recent McKenzie

study revealed that 83% of successful turnarounds came from doubling down on, wait for it,

existing strengths, not from new initiatives. Let me repeat that. 83% of companies that survived

near death, they did it by going back to the basics, not by

chasing the new. Think about that. While you're chasing shiny objects, starting new projects,

reinventing the wheel, your competition is maximizing what works, perfecting their core,

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