Category: Private Equity & M&A
How ‘Today’ Show Boss Jamie Horowitz Stepped On One Of The Three Classic Onboarding Landmines
The lesson is to converge into the organization before trying to evolve it. Fit. Deliver. Adjust.
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Why Walmart Had To Fire U.S. Head Bill Simon
when you’re onboarding into particularly complex situations, choose the right approach, deliver the results, and neutralize the detractors
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Yahoo’s COO de Castro Hit Two Of The Three Main Causes Of Executive Onboarding Failure
It’s not a surprise that Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer has fired COO Henrique De Castro. Yes. He was her first big hire. Yes. It is going to cost Yahoo crazy…
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Taking Over From The Founder: Three Tips For Zynga’s New CEO
Here are three tips to consider when taking over from a company founder: Think and act like an interim steward, caring for and managing the business until someone else’s turn…
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Promoting From Within: Onboarding Risks For Wal-Mart’s Next CEO
Three main onboarding risks: Fit: Mismatch between personal preferences and the organization’s BRAVE culture – Behaviors, Relationships, Attitudes, Values, Environment. With poor fit, the organization rejects the new member. Delivery: Failure to deliver…
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Best Advice for New JCPenney CEO: Sell Quickly
It’s time for JCPenney to follow K-Mart into oblivion. As one retail expert explained to me, JCPenney was “A place Middle America went to for underwear.” Guess what? These days…
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Mergers and Acquisitions Are Not Strategies. They Are Tactics.
The critical point is to leverage mergers and acquisitions as tools to accelerate strategic shifts, not as answers on their own.
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How to Decide When It’s Time to Walk Away a la Kofi Annan in Syria
If one of the world’s most experienced and respected diplomats, former United Nations General Secretary and Nobel Prize winner Kofi Annan can’t resolve differences, what hope is there for the…
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan
Hopefully, Mayer has already gotten a head start and completed her new job preparation. She should already be clear on her message and story. If not, she needs to get those…
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