Compare: Myth Vs Truth Regarding the Definition of Corporate Health

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2 Defining Corporate Health

COMPARE	The Myth	The Truth
	Healthy companies have lots of profit.	Healthy companies have many customers.
Objective	More Money.	More customers (i.e. market-share), and more of their customer’s business (i.e. wallet-share).
Method	Downsizing, putting off training, and cutting corners. The main push is to save money. The frame of action is immediate/ short-term.	Investing in the development of expertise. The main push is to improve quality. The frame of action is long-term/forever.
Perspective	Read this in...	Read this in...
Production Strategy	Read this in...	Read this in...
Inputs & Outputs	Read this in...	Read this in...
Beneficiary	Read this in...	Read this in...
Employee Outcome	Read this in...	Read this in...

Find out why profits are a poor measure of corporate health. Learn a better way to measure success; that lends perspective and provides guidance.

... Chapter 2 Excerpt: 'Defining Corporate Health'

With all of the ambition, energy and creativity we invest in our businesses, it is only natural that we should want some sort of progress indicator. Regardless of the nature of the journey, there is something in each of us that is comforted by the exact details of how far we have come, and how far we have yet to go. The issue here is which scale of measurement companies should use to gauge their performance.

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2 Defining Corporate Health

Healthy companies have lots of profit.

Healthy companies have many customers.