Commodity prices, China, tariffs, fear of AI. “The company is paralysed.” External factors alone don’t explain it
7 factors behind a company’s paralysis In the initial conversation about a CEO search, the investor says: “Commodity prices, China, tariffs, AI: that alone doesn’t explain the paralysis. Our problem goes deeper.” These are the factors that come up again and again in our conversations: 1. Politics in managementMid-sized companies aren’t immune to coalitions and








