You can also visit the Company Doctor's web site. Most companies begin life lean and mean.
Employees work long hours, and excitement is in the air.
Everyone is productive, so overhead costs are low. Only a few of these companies ultimately achieve prosperity. Yet even among these, the most solid sometimes mysteriously falter and fade after decades of success. The growth stops, and they wither and die. These companies suffered from a malady that has plagued successful businesses for millennia.