Sat.Oct 26, 2019

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

M&A case framework. Now that you have a high-level understanding of why companies buy each other in the first place (refer to M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks ), let’s discuss the framework you should use to analyze the transaction. Firms typically look at four areas when working on M&A cases. Let’s step through them one by one and list the questions you’d want to answer in each. 1.

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Trade, Markets, Tariffs, and Socialism (and Confusion)

Martinka Consulting

Could you run your business the same way matters are pointed out in the articles mentioned below? Three interesting headlines from over the past few months baffle me as to what’s going on and let me know why there’s so much confusion in the marketplace. France Teaches a Lesson in Free Markets (Wall Street Journal) Charles Koch: Tariffs a ‘Cancer,’ Could Lead to Socialism (Newsmax) The Trade War’s Winners Don’t Include Us (Wall Street Journal).

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. building financial models like DCF, accretion/dilution, LBO, etc.).

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What’s Micromanagement?

Peter Stark

There are a plethora of ways managers find success in motivating and leading their employees. But sometimes, leadership focuses too much on moment-to-moment productivity, creating an environment that actually stifles progress. Sometimes, the manager becomes hyper-focused on monitoring the employee’s every move. This is called micromanagement. A manager becomes obsessive with how directions are carried out, exactly the way they are prescribed, often to the detriment of the office environment.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Short and funny

Seth Godin Blog

If we only forward the easy, short and funny things we read online, why are we surprised that our inbox is filled with nothing we’ll remember tomorrow? What would happened if instead, we shared the most complex, useful and thoughtful things we discovered instead?

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