In Summary:

When businesses rise above the common notion that waste is an acceptable folly, when buck-passing stops and top executives are willing to put themselves, as well as their organizations, under critical examination, the potentials for business improvement are infinite. There is almost certainly a 25 percent increase in productivity forthcoming.

It is this increased productivity that creates a Recession Proof organization that is capable of withstanding and surviving general economic downturns without resorting to quick fixes such as employee layoffs.

Potentials are not easily realized, the real problems are seldom obvious, goals are not easily set and the obstacles that lie in the way of fulfillment are formidable.

Management's self-examination is distracted by the daily drive for business. But more than that, management's view of itself is subjective, and therefore, likely to be distorted, prejudiced and inhibited in many ways.

Even if management could rise above such barriers, a concerted, professional self-appraisal is nearly impossible because few businesses have the time or the necessary specialized talents on their regular staff. Why should they?

There is no continuing need for such people in the normal running of a business. It is more economically sound to turn to a highly trained staff of professionals whose talents are complementary and whose view from outside the business can be purely objective.