Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2013

Jack Ma , the founder and long-time CEO of Chinese web company, Alibaba , recently announced that he is stepping down as CEO, and now we have learned that Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi will become chief executive of the company in May. Alibaba is an incredible success story. By comparison, after its first 13 years, Apple had revenues of $8.9

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Due Diligence CEO Comparison Uncertainty 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

CEOs of midsized companies I’ve come to know over the last 30 years share the same dream. Through research and my own consulting experience, I’ve found four practices that explain these companies’ mastery of the art of acquisition: They only buy companies that fit their core strategy. But they are far more cautious, as they should be.

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Company Due Diligence CEO Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2017

Evaluating leadership capital has always been a critical component of due diligence for deal teams. Many LCPs are either conducting this work themselves, or they are responsible for vetting and managing external due diligence consultants to oversee this work. About 20% of the CEOs had to be changed twice.

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Due Diligence Leadership Early Adopters Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2013

Jack Ma , the founder and long-time CEO of Chinese web company, Alibaba , recently announced that he is stepping down as CEO, and now we have learned that Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi will become chief executive of the company in May. Alibaba is an incredible success story. By comparison, after its first 13 years, Apple had revenues of $8.9

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence CEO Comparison Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Geneva Global, a tiny but mighty philanthropic consulting firm that specializes in international development, is helping to change the world from its small suburban corner of Wayne, Pa. The solution, as we see it, is to group each of these ends together, to be the handle in the middle that connects the two.”

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Due Diligence Globalization Education Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The former you can do with a few staffers and the CEO’s blessing, but the latter requires broad organizational support and ongoing effort. Decide if it ’s a consultancy or a skunkworks. Spinning up new innovation initiatives is exciting, but changing the environment those new ideas are born into is really difficult.

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Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Remember that the costs are not just those of the employees, consultants, lawyers and bankers involved: they also include the human cost of change and the disruption it can wreak on the businesses involved. External consultants usually clock off at this point as well. Step 1: Develop a Profit and Loss Statement.

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Process McKinsey Due Diligence Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

John Lees, the UK-based career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You Love , agrees that it’s important to do further “due diligence” on the company and its people to make sure it’s a place you want to work. “Joe,” the CEO of the new company, asked Brad to come on as chief strategy officer.

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How To Incubator Due Diligence Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Petriglieri says that while obviously you need to speak with your children about a potential move, she cautions, “there is a danger of consulting them too much because it brings up a lot of anxiety unnecessarily.” ” Shortly thereafter, the CEO tapped her to take on a new job leading sales operations and solutions.

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How To Long-term Short-term Career 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

“During closed-door, one-on-one meetings he would often criticize him for constantly changing priorities, introducing new projects, and always kowtowing to the CEO.” ” Gayle eventually moved on from the job and today she is a workplace consultant and author. ” This was difficult for Gayle.

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How To COO Katz Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Enlisting several younger financial managers, he made the case to the executive director, Wilfred Hammond, who approved the hiring of a consultant with extensive experience in ABC. Due diligence happens in the field, too.". "And But our CEO gave the keynote, focusing on the benefits of our relationships with local suppliers.

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