N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Even a cursory review of current events shows it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to capture an opportunity, timing is everything – timing is leadership. As the saying goes “timing is everything.”

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

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. Towards the end of 2010, Robert Vogel, President and CEO, saw the need to shift the senior management focus back to long- term strategy planning - and execution.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Hard work and due diligence take you to the path of success. Yes, the team is there to help you, but an owner knows best, and he should look at all aspects of the business and check that all operations are working efficiently. That saying is very true! You can achieve practically anything with effort and determination.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

A normal acquisition process seeks to ensure something basic: a strategic rationale for a deal, supported by a thoughtful selection process, with known risks identified by a short, intense due diligence. What this requires is doing some integration due diligence as part of the M&A process.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2014

It’s created through a process of due diligence and a deliberate effort to intentionally and consistently integrate the seven core values into the workplace. CEO Jason Levesque, a US Army veteran and entrepreneur, founded Argo Marketing in 2003, and has become a widely respected Maine business owner. About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Commentators and researchers have focused on the crucial role of the CEO in leading effective corporate action to promote high performance, high integrity , and sound risk management. Also, the GC now often leads units beyond the legal department, such as public affairs, taxes, and environment. Compliance.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Next, you need to understand how digital M&A turns traditional due diligence on its head. So, what do you need to know to get up the learning curve? Let’s start with financing the deal.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

CEOs of midsized companies I’ve come to know over the last 30 years share the same dream. Like a shopper in a flea market, it is quite easy for a CEO at a midsized company to get distracted by sexy deals. Midmarket investment bankers love to shop potential acquisitions to their CEO clients. They have strong due diligence skills.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2017

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. Evaluating leadership capital has always been a critical component of due diligence for deal teams.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Four things are required: Do deeper due diligence. Find out how they made it work and double down on the due diligence. Operating out of Germany, New Jersey, and San Jose, California, respectively, the trio is a high-functioning, collaborative team. How do you make virtual teams the rule rather than the exception?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

CEOs are on the hunt to understand who has done what, and who has succeeded. CEOs cannot manage their silos via hub-and-spoke and expect digital expertise to be properly incorporated in key decisions. Soon after, Trian did due diligence on the company and bought a $2.5 ” 6. Make the tough calls on people.

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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. Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. Reward decision-makers who back winners.

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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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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

However, you can get some insights from due-diligence inquiries, interviews with former members of the company (including those in your own organization), or the internet— whether through the company’s own publications or sites such as LinkedIn, which enable you to profile individual managers.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

If you were operating based on rational self-interest one could argue that you would buy as many tickets as possible. CEO, President, COO (Top Dogs): These highest order decision makers are the big picture thinkers. If the deal goes south, the questions the board will always ask is: Did you do your due diligence?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

” But if you’re asked to “head up operations in Denver or Cleveland,” the calculation is a little trickier. ” Shortly thereafter, the CEO tapped her to take on a new job leading sales operations and solutions. “I did my due diligence,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2011

Fortunately, more people are doing their due diligence these days. In the 1990s, he was transferred to an operations position in the Middle East. One of the rigs they operated wasn't working and they all met to address the issue. As the project manager, Victor lived in Spain and visited the site once a month.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

But he could not shake his newfound awareness of the amount of money Egan was losing with Westmid — the account's ratio of operating income to sales was a negative 28%. And they were shocking: Just 1% of Egan's SKUs accounted for 100% of its operating profits. Due diligence happens in the field, too.". "And

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Because by the time the activist has engaged senior management, they have already performed extensive due diligence on the company and have a detailed strategy they intend to pursue. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense for companies operating in the same space to continually compete. Example: Acme Industries and Widget Co.

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