December 16, 2019
The transition from one chief executive officer to another is a high-stakes situation. In the most difficult situations, the outgoing CEO leaves a trail of damaged […]
October 5, 2019
Long before the ink dries on the legal agreement to acquire a company or to merge two entities, the integration strategy should...
October 5, 2019
A private equity firm decided to grow a retail company by buying another in the same business...
October 5, 2019
The business news is filled with stories of failed mergers or acquisitions. Why? These deals look good on paper...
October 5, 2019
When companies merge or acquire, stakeholders expect that the whole will be greater than its parts. Unfortunately, this happens less than half the time...
October 5, 2019
The phrase “black swan” comes from 2nd-centruy Roman poet Juvenal who described “a rare bird in the lands and very much like a black swan.” The poet […]
February 4, 2019
The role of the board is to set the strategy for the company. The role of the CEO and his or her management team is to […]
February 4, 2019
Several trends are contributing to more effective boards. Fortunately, albeit slowly, there is a positive trend of increased board diversity—on public boards in particular. Term limits […]
