Company Reading Methodology
Understanding a company requires more than reading financial statements, sales figures or organisation charts. It requires reading how people behave, where decisions are actually made, how information moves, where power accumulates and whether the structure can carry its future.
This methodology examines a company through seven dimensions: people, finance, organisation, decisions, visibility, culture and future readiness. Its purpose is to reveal the gap between the structure shown on paper and the structure that actually operates.
Seven Dimensions of Reading a Company
Read the Culture: I Do Not Look at the Walls to Understand a Company's Culture
Read the Cause. Crises Are Not Managed from Where They Explode
A Manager Cannot Manage What He Cannot See
13/01/2026
A Manager Cannot Manage What He Cannot See
Decisions Are Not Made in Meetings; They Are Announced There
Understanding who makes the decisions in a company is important.
When I enter a new company, one of the first documents I want to see is the organization chart.
When I look at a financial statement, the first question I ask is not, "How much was sold?"
Reading Financial Statements Is Not Enough
06/01/2026
I once sat in a meeting with financial statements in front of me.
In the first days inside a company, everyone talks.