This is the story of an eagle

The Eagle has the longest life-span of it's species
It can live up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision
In it's 40th year its long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food
Its long and sharp beak becomes bent. It's old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, stick to it's chest & make it difficult to fly
Then, the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of CHANGE which lasts 150 days.
The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on it's nest
1. There the eagle knocks it's beak against a rock until it plucks it out
2. Then the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out it's talons
3. When it's new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking it's old-aged feathers
And after 5 months, The eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and lives for 30 more years


Lets compare this story with a company. Just a creative thinking and this does not refer to any specific company.
Like an eagle, The Company to live beyond certain time
1. will knock itself down purposefully. Go down in financial status.
2. Will retrench lower level people as there is no money to pay out
3. Will remove some of the higher level management.
4. Then will prosper and grow again. All this process will be publicised which will also add on to their reasons to grow.
5. Then the company will start taking in men
6. company will be there for another long long time.

Does this sound too negative in thinking? just for a difference...please bear with it.