"If I only knew before, I would have …."

A bank providing a significant loan.

A venture capitalist backing a fast growth firm.

A company planning a major acquisition.

In each case, the more knowledge they have about the other company, the wiser their decision. For example, if the company indicators from a Capability Snapshot identify low employee moral or non-empowered line management or a high percentage of dissatisfied customers and/or any combination of the above, how would the bank value its loan risk, or the venture capital firm its investment? At worst, the information is invaluable in directing where changes are critical to lower the risk of the failure factor. It puts management on call to make improvements, which would also help the company do better anyway.

But ‘Due Diligence’ should not only be a one-time effort. The process of monitoring the organization and helping it on the road to continuous improvement will assure a higher return on the investment risk, or a faster payback on a loan. Enlightened management welcome the ability to monitor their efforts and help them guide their organizations success.

Check out the article  'A Paradigm for Organizational Improvement / Renewal'