we acquire the business, would you consider becoming our managing partner?”
Arthur remained silent for a moment.
He had spent more than three decades helping the company succeed, only to be dismissed.
Now someone was offering him the chance to lead it.
“I would need to understand exactly what you’re proposing,” he finally replied.
Margaret smiled.
“That’s precisely the answer we hoped you would give.”
The Deal
Over the following weeks, Arthur worked with the investment group to review the company’s operations.
He explained which suppliers had become unreliable, why several major customers had left, and where unnecessary costs could be reduced.
He also identified problems that management reports had failed to highlight.
The investors were impressed.
But they were even more impressed by something else: Arthur did not simply criticize the people who had fired him.
He focused on what needed to be fixed.
Eventually, the group made its






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