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Hardwoods of Michigan Joins The Six Disciplines Client Community

Six Disciplines

housing starts, in 2008-09 Hardwoods of Michigan had been in survival mode, focusing more on day-to-day operations as opposed to long-term strategies. As a result of mutual due diligence, Hardwoods of Michigan has joined the Six Disciplines family and are off and running.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. So much so, that if you don’t think timing is everything - think again.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

People can do some due diligence before going to work for a compnay. If you find that workplace contamination is rubbing off on you, you may be forced to make a change in order to preserve your own mental health. link] Donna Svei Great post Mike. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees."

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Why Chinese Firms' Cross-Border Deals Fall Apart

Harvard Business Review

including CNOOC's attempt to purchase Unocal in 2005 and Huawei's attempt to buy 3Leaf Systems in 2011. billion in 2011 , but then had to retract because the companies could not agree on terms and struggled to get Chinese regulatory approval. Some deals have failed because of national security concerns in the U.S., billion and $3.0

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How Midsized Companies Can Avoid Fatal Acquisitions

Harvard Business Review

After a first deal fell through in late 2010, EORM acquired a Southern California firm in 2011. They have strong due diligence skills. The reason is that conducting due diligence will be costly and arduous because small companies often have poor reporting and accounting systems.

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Community Financing Breathes Life into a New U.S. Manufacturing Firm

Harvard Business Review

Seed-stage financing for technology start-ups fell from 16% of total annual private equity investment in 1995 to just 1% in 2002 and recovered to only 4% in 2011, according to data compiled by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Where did all that money go? based labor. manufacturing jobs. The answer is yes.

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An Alternative to Health Care M&A

Harvard Business Review

The challenges of combining and managing the resources and operations of the different organizations and aligning their cultures may actually make the goal of integrated, patient-centered care much harder to achieve. In 2011 Mayo elected to follow this course. What’s the alternative?