I thought you may be interested in this article that I wrote for CMA Management Magazine.
It looks at how to imagine the catastrophic failure of a company, with the goal of critically examining an organization's weak spots. My premise is that understanding the path to failure will help ensure continued success.

I hope you enjoy it.

Here's the link to the on-line version.

http://www.managementmag.com/index.cfm/ci_id/2660/la_id/1.htm

Paste the above link into your browser, or go to www.managementmag.com and look in the "Business Strategies" column in the March issue.

Warmest Regards, Peter