Quote of the Month “What would I do if I had only six months to live? I’d type faster.” Isaac Asimov In this Post: A record breaking combination is underway with the joining together of the UK based Glencore International Plc with...
Quote of the Month “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne In the January Newsletter: Warning: The “New Normal” Continues Shaking and Quaking – Are you ready for “Version...
Quote of the Month “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Dr. Deepak Chopra In the November Newsletter: Volatility continues to rule the markets. ...
Quote of the Month “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers In this blog: First, the world economy continues to churn and funding its tightening. Are we headed into a downturn or is the...
Quote of the Month “HP has suffered through a string of 3 really lousy CEOs. Apotheker is just the latest. All had comparable failings. They were wedded to their personal histories (what worked for them before) and old-fashioned, out-of-date business ideas....
Quote of the Month Comment on Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype: “Certainly Microsoft will be buying a fast-growing, well-positioned global asset with an unbeatable brand. But that’s what eBay thought when it bought Skype in 2005 for $2.6...
Quote of the Month: “Integration is not just about cutting costs… I think the real integration is how do you energize the (newly combining) company and get the two companies to work together with one common goal, to put aside their ProLogis and AMB jerseys...
Quote of the Month: “Any dope with a checkbook can buy a company. It’s what you do afterward that matters.” Henry Silverman, CEO of Realogy Group, 2006 In the May Blog: In this edition we first look at several acquisitions that illustrate broad...
Will Your Proposed Acquisition Be Worth It? Trying to figure out if your proposed acquisition will be worth it? Clayton Christensen and his colleagues, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising and Andrew Waldeck, offer a framework for sorting out what they see is complete...
Towards a Dynamic Fusion Capabilities are often discussed in admiring terms, but rarely grappled with in a way that will make real differences in organizations. Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi of Booz & Company, have done exactly that in their new book, The...
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