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BEYOND THE DANGER ZONE: WHEN BLOCKBUSTER AND CRISOBA RAN OUT OF TIME
Through an analysis of the internal and external environment, it is possible to predict whether a company is in danger, but if we also add the Z-Score analysis, we can know up to three years in advance whether a company is going bankrupt.
The Blockbuster and Crisoba (Scott Paper Mexico) disaster was a slow decline that could have been predicted through the aforementioned analyses, which, along with trend analysis, forces us to ask the right questions for a company's survival.

Juan Carlos Erdozain Rivera, MBA
Oct 105 min read


NESTLÉ CEO'S REMOVAL: PRETEXT OR PRINCIPLE?
The romantic relationship wasn't the root cause of Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe's dismissal. It was the catalyst that allowed the board to resolve its leadership problem quickly, cleanly, and strategically. A stark reminder that, at the top, where pressure is highest, a personal error in judgment can fatally collide with professional failure.

Juan Carlos Erdozain Rivera, MBA
Sep 266 min read


BEHIND THE DOOR OF THE WALMART BOARD, WAS THE REAL STORY DIFFERENT?
What Walmart's Top Management Teaches Us About Strategy and Execution
Why does a CEO fail when sales are growing? The answer is a brutal lesson in what's really being discussed on a Board of Directors.
It's not a single mistake, but a deadly trend: the silent erosion of margins and the uncontrolled increase in expenses. The Superama case was just the first symptom.
This analysis exposes the full diagnosis and the warning signs that were ignored.

Juan Carlos Erdozain Rivera, MBA
Aug 86 min read


COMPANIES DON'T NEED ANOTHER STRATEGIC PLAN, THEY NEED WISDOM
The world doesn't just need more strategic consultants. It needs Intuitive Business Wisdom. It needs leaders who understand resilience, who know how to navigate uncertainty, and who value intuition as much as data. The differentiator of a senior management advisor is not the what (strategy), but the how, since today's clients aren't looking for a simple plan; they're looking for a true advisor, a mentor.

Juan Carlos Erdozain Rivera, MBA
Aug 25 min read
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