In exceptional boardrooms, the intellectual rigor generated by a challenging question is both an accepted norm and a precursor to reaching informed decisions. This is the crucial edge that sets apart boards that lead from boards that follow.
All the good work in the world will not compensate for the damage that a single facet of the business, or a rogue individual, can do. Insider trading, environmental damage, human-rights violations, and opportunistic practices erode trust and result in net negative impact.
Success in M&As comes with executing with vigour along with the obvious right choices that you got to make.
What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude.
Technology is advancing at breakneck speed, upending old ways of doing business and resetting the social contract between employers and employees.
For acquiring companies, the excitement is almost always about where they are going - that is, their strategy for gaining greater growth and productivity. But when mergers fail, it's often because no one focused on who they are - that is, their culture, which is critical to successfully bringing different groups of people together.