5 docs tagged with "dealing-with-toxicity"

Disguising toxic assets as valuable to offload risk before their true nature emerges.

Internally reorganizing and repurposing components of a legacy system to salvage value or reduce toxicity. Refactoring means breaking the old asset into parts, reassigning useful parts to new roles, and eliminating the rest. Akin to code refactoring in software, but applied to business assets.

Strategically restructuring by separating or selling off business units, assets, or divisions to unlock value, enhance focus, or dispose of liabilities.

Outsource operation of a legacy asset to a third party, extract remaining value, and exit before the cost curve turns against you.

Strategically breaking down and recombining value chain components to unlock new operating models and market opportunities.