Searching for opportunities in a time of change

Best managed companies take an alternative view and look for opportunity where others see turmoil, writes Richard Howard

Richard Howard is a partner with Deloitte

In 2009, I was lucky enough to act as a Deloitte Best Companies Awards (BMC) programme coach to TPI, a great company underpinned by a great management team. At the time, the print industry was in turmoil, with companies undercutting each other to stay afloat and long-time competitors going into liquidation.

For TPI, a company that had been prudent and maintained a healthy balance sheet, this was a time to go on an ...