Category: Strategy
Three Key Tools To Help Direct And Support Leaders Of Mergers And Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are crucibles of leadership as 83% of them fail to deliver the desired results. Those successfully directing and supporting M&A leaders clarify the objectives, plans, progress and…
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The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #5 – Governance
Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success, avoid the traps of 1) poor strategic focus, 2) poor cultural integration and/or 3) poor delivery of synergies…
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How To Deal With Others’ Drains On Your Time
Time management would be so much easier if everyone else left you alone to do your work. But they drag you into meetings, ask questions, want to check in or…
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How Top Hockey Agent Pat Brisson Takes Years To Create Great Moments Of Success
Of the 126 top professional hockey agents, one, Pat Brisson, represented 10 of last year’s 31 first round draft picks - over 40 times his “fair” share. Here’s the secret.…
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Staving Off The Ultimate Tragedy Of The Commons By Making Better Complex Decisions Cooperatively In Glasgow
The Tragedy of the Commons happens when individuals make decisions that are right for themselves but wrong for the common good. Arguably this is what led to over-fishing Cod in the North…
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Applying General David Petraeus’ Lessons From Afghanistan To Your Business
General David Petraeus has a unique insight into America’s mistakes in Afghanistan. It turns out his five key lessons can help you avoid similar mistakes in your business if you:…
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Why ‘Thank You’ Beats ‘Yes’ In Strategic Selling
On the one hand, it looks like everything is stacked against her. Almost any set of assumptions plugged into our onboarding risk calculator suggests she should run, not walk away…
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Why The Winning Path From Strategies To Plans Runs Through Enablers And Capabilities
Many of my own personal management frameworks were imprinted into my brain during my years at Procter & Gamble. One of the most fundamental is that plans should flow from…
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Relearning CEOs’ Real Job From Bob Swan’s Failure At Intel
How is this a surprise? How many times do we have to watch companies put the wrong person in the wrong job? Bob Swan was a rock-star CFO and the…
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