Monthly Archives: April 2010
Contrast this and that
A couple of contrasting messages in recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A;) news venues present interesting, but conflicting, perspectives.One message was calming, settling, soothing for the management teams involved in the acquisition.The other, well, I’ll let you decide.Here’s one commentary from one of the articles.“This (business strategy), along with an exceptional management team, well versed and …
The frightfully high cost of coal
My daughter called the other morning on her way to work to see if I had been watching coverage of the Massey Energy mine explosion. Of course I had. Virtually everyone had been watching and reading the story. What a terrible tragedy. You have probably heard about the tragic blow suffered by one of the miners …
Lost and Found Art of Leadership
The Wall Street Journal article, Wednesday, April 7, 2010, “GM’s Plodding Culture Vexes Its Impatient CEO,” is a refreshing perspective on the lost and found art of leadership. First, leadership lost. That’s evident in how GM got into its predicament. No need to belabor this point. Labor and line management simply lost their input into …
AgChat Foundation: Connecting food producers with food consumers
Although we don’t seem to think about it much in America, food is emerging as one of the dominant issues facing our world. Simply put, global population is growing quickly, much faster than most people realize. All those new mouths are going to eat a tremendous amount. While it’s nice to say that everyone should …
Acknowledge History
Facts are stubborn things. This quip, originated by George Washington and later “borrowed” by Ronald Reagan, is among the most compelling arguments around for embracing, or at least acknowledging, an organization’s history when crafting reputation management strategies. Despite the “spinning” that may occur while events are happening, time tends to clarify history, separating fact from …