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Getting Old, Getting Stagnant, and That’s Trouble

Martinka Consulting

The July 29, 2015 edition of the Wall Street Journal featured an article titled, “The Cost of Germany’s Graying Managers.” When the son took over the business they shed operations that were half of their sales and staff. They invested in their remaining divisions and within four years sales are up 50%.

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Bad News: You Have to Grow to Pay Your Debt

Martinka Consulting

On May 4, 2015 a Wall Street Journal article discussed the Japanese company Suntory and its 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam. One of the most interesting comments was: “To help pay back debt amassed in the deal-one of the biggest-ever overseas transactions by a Japanese company-Suntory is trying to double global spirits sales by 2020.

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GE’s Fall Has Been Accelerated by Two Problems. Most Other Big Companies Face Them, Too.

Harvard Business

GE’s fall accelerated on October 25, 2015, with activist hedge fund Trian announcing a $2.5 During the Immelt era, the dominant mode had been of strategy by way of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (MA&D), including most recently the disastrous merger of the GE oil and gas business with Baker Hughes in 2016.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, in terms of firms we profile, they are truly one of the new kids on the block. As far as the firm’s history, that’s about as in depth as it gets.

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