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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. The Board Had No Finance Committee.

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CEO Oasis: Relief for “Loneliness at the Top”

Emerson Consulting Group

For months now, Steve has been struggling over cash-flow problems with no solution in sight. Ken Lizotte CMC is Chair of the CEO Club of Boston, a branch of CEO Clubs International, and Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) of emerson consulting group inc., As part of his ongoing column in Money Inc.

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Give Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most

Harvard Business

By 2017 it had grown organically to $12.79 In 2017 and 2018 , Decathlon was ranked the #1 Great Place to Work in France. Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. billion worldwide.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Cash flow is king (they don’t require full collateralization, but will take as much as they can). Ten percent buyer down payment (minimum), which frees up cash to grow the business. Pretty small.