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Summery: Massachusetts-based Shawmut scrambled to expand production to meet the soaring demand for N95 masks and hospital gowns during the pandemic. Its experiences illustrates a crucial point that policymakers should take to heart: Once a country loses its industrial commons points — the capabilities needed to support the development and production of many goods — restoring…
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The one question I am asked more frequently than any other is, “How can you get people to change?” Many managers and business owners I talk to seem to be stumped by this question. They feel that people often resist change in order to keep things status quo, which is often motivated by fear of change. While…
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At the end of the day, we are all sales people in one form or another. Whether it’s a child pleading their case for just a little more time to stay up watching TV in return for their best behavior, or a grown man/woman shopping at their local farmer’s market attempting to negotiate the best deal…
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A nincompoop is someone who is grossly inept. They can be categorized as five-figures, six-figures … up to ten-figures or more depending upon how much they cost the organization in a year, or over their career. Ironically, Nincompoops have an uncanny way of surviving by flying below the radar, shifting blame or somehow gaining tenure. …
The sleepwalkers
In the midst of the Euro-crisis, the Economist means that no news is bad news. The worst of the crisis seems to over, and gone are the panic-stricken sessions of last year. Today, Europe’s leaders note, reform is under way across most of the euro zone and some southern European countries are regaining their competitiveness….
How one approach to M&A is more likely to create value than all others
Two decades of research show that, while large deals still have their place, programmatic M&A strategies continue to create gains in excess total returns to shareholders, at lower levels of risk. M&A is having a moment—again. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had to adjust its premerger review process to manage the tidal wave…