Pathogens as we know are infectious agents which debilitate any living organism despite organism’s overwhelming physical might.  The word pathogen is derived from the Ancient Greek words ‘pathos (πάθος)’ which means suffering and ‘gen (γενής)’ means producer.

Well this article is not about epidemiology or etymology! I am using the word ‘pathogens’ as a metaphor to enunciate that any organization however sustainable and profitable may get seriously impacted if it does not identify and remediate value draining activities. Pathogens limit organization’s potential to grow and remain competitive in the market.

There could be many value-inhibiting  activities in areas such as strategy & structure, leadership & management practices, organization culture, technology systems or policies & procedures.

These enterprise pathogens, if not identified in a timely and thoroughly can affect your organizational performance like productivity, customer & employee satisfaction, profitability and service quality..

Have you identified pathogens in your enterprise? Do you have tactical and strategic plans in place to periodically review and deal with these pathogens ? Is your action plan giving you desired results ?

Our Acuitolgists can help you to identify pathogens and put an executable action plan to build a resilient enterprise.

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