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Tesla: Leading the Charge Toward Sustainability

Tom Spencer

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. Tesla has also implemented a unique direct-to-consumer sales model , bypassing the traditional franchise dealership system.

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What the Big Mergers of 2017 Tell Us About 2018

Harvard Business

Prior to this, only 2007-2008 saw this many annual deals, and before that the single-year peak of 2000 saw “just” over 40,000 deals. What do the most remarkable deals of 2017 tell us about this remix and its effects on our daily lives? Our health. billion acquisition of Chewy.com. How we make things.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. Here are five more proven ways that effective leadership impacts individuals, teams, and organizations. Journal of Management Research, 1(4), 254.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? This as per bizbuysell.com. Pretty small. And guess what?

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Consultancy Catalina also revealed that 90 of the 100 top brands had all lost market share.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. Fortunately, in December of 2017 GE’s board downsized from 18 members to 12. HBR Staff/YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Getty Images.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors

Harvard Business

In June 2017 the board “retired” Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. So far in 2017, GE is the worst-performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In the case of P&G, 40% of its stock was owned by small investors, helping the company fight off a 2017 proxy battle with Trian.). Then it wasn’t.