Mark Loosmore: Business midlife crisis? Just get fitter

Don’t ignore the warning signs

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Businesses can experience midlife crises just like people and, just like with people, says Mark Loosmore, these can prove an opportunity for a phase of self-appraisal that can lead to positive change

At a certain point in life - often heralded by a small involuntary groan as you get out of a comfy chair - you may arrive at a bit of a crossroads where you grow all intro and retrospective. It is a stage where you might start looking at your achievements and failures, weighing them up and assessing the life-choices you have made. You might start browsing glossy car magazines and pausing on the page advertising a sporty little convertible, thinking whimsically to yourself "I should get that" (you probably shouldn't) or even, "I'd look good driving that" (you definitely wouldn't). I da...

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