I just finished reading How the Mighty Fall and why some companies never give in by Jim Collins. I highly recommend this book, especially considering the times we live in. The contents are applicable to just about all organizations.
The premise is that there are five stages of an organization. 
Stage 1 – Hubris born of success
Stage 2 – Undisciplined pursuit of more
Stage 3 – Denial of risk and peril
Stage 4 – Grasping for salvation
Stage 5- Capitulation to irrelevance or death
As most of us gear up for the fall season, end of the year campaigns and then begin thinking about 2012 I believe this topic is a critical one to view the future through. Have you been lulled into denial because of the negative external stimuli? Have you either accepted the times we live in as something too big to do anything about or become content with just basic survival?
Now is the time! The time to fortify your organizations foundation by insuring you have the right staff, you are adhering to your core values, you are honestly analyzing your numbers and insuring that you are supplying the best product possible with the means at your discretion. If you have been delaying tough decisions, waiting for external situations to resolve themselves, you may be accepting defeat by default, sending a poor signal to your team and possibly beginning the end.
I encourage you to take the step of action, perhaps it’s reading this book, reconnecting with business colleagues, hiring a consultant or securing an executive coach to help you regain the momentum you once had and know you are capable of.
RTO Consulting may be the path to the answers you are needing!
