by Constance | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Constance's Comments
Business leaders, owners and entrepreneurs often struggle to cope with the powerful undercurrents and interpersonal dynamics that come into play during high-stakes M&A deals. Firmex sat down with Constance Dierickx, co-author with Linda Henman, of The Merger...
by Constance | Apr 4, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
The business news is filled with stories of failed mergers or acquisitions. Recently, the dramatic loss of value of General Electric was blamed, in part, on a string of ill-advised acquisitions. Estimates of the rate of failure (failure to deliver the value described...
by Constance | Mar 21, 2019 | You Are What You Think
If your business is on the wrong road, the amount of operational control you exert will make little difference. Sometimes being on the wrong road is the result of a calculated risk and the best a leader can do is pull the plug, and quickly. The “fail fast, cheap and...
by Constance | Mar 7, 2019 | Get on Board
Amazon announced recently that they named Indra Nooyi to their board of directors, on the heels of adding Roz Brewer. These two outstanding leaders and executives are excellent choices for Amazon. It couldn’t have taken more than two minutes to think of them as...
by Constance | Feb 21, 2019 | It's Not What You Think
Jeff Immelt recently published an article offering advice on leadership. The article was stunning, largely because it fails to acknowledge the dismal results posted by General Electric under his leadership. Nowhere does he show the slightest recognition that his...
