09/14/2020
Why don't we have funerals for dead companies?
A business can exist for years, decades, and even a century or more. Then one day it closes, everyone is fired, all the assets are sold off, and life goes on. Rarely is there a mention after it's gone. Or, a long discussion trying to understand what brought about its demise and what it means to people in the community.
As human beings, as souls, we have learned over thousands of years that the closer we come to death the more we appreciate life. The entire process of being vulnerable and fragile is part of being alive. We fall, we get hurt, we go to doctors and hospitals, we have surgery, we take medicine, and despite our best efforts, we eventually die. It’s messy, frustrating, heartbreaking, and painful, but we still need to see it, talk about it and, learn from it. That analysis and learning will only make us stronger as people and as a community. And, all of this applies to a business, as well.
Often, it’s the biggest living entity in a community.
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