Twenty years ago, consultants at Bain & Company published a book that explored a dispiriting reality: Although companies spent billions of dollars a year pursuing deals, 70% of mergers and acquisitions wound up as failures. But today those odds have inverted. According to new research by Bain, over the past 20 years firms have done more […]
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How CEO Wellness Impacts Mergers And Acquisitions Outcomes
In business, you’re either evolving or losing ground. The notion of “maintaining” is an illusion: stagnation signals decline in today’s hyper-competitive business environment. For companies focused on expanding market share, growth, or strategic leverage, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an option. While most people see M&A as a financial transaction and leadership reshuffling, these deals […]
Interview: Ingka Group’s Connor Hill on Becoming Circular
For Ingka Group’s Circular & Sustainable Living Manager Connor Hill, technology, innovation and collaboration are key to becoming a circular business The latest Global Circularity Gap Report shows that just 7.2% of the world is circular. This has remained steady from last year, and there is slow progress in closing this gap. “The business sector is uniquely […]
The Attributes of an Effective Global Leader
Since early 2015, when he began working with Sodexo’s executive committee as the global services firm’s chief transformation officer, Sunil Nayak has undergone his own leadership transformation. The new role required the former CEO of Sodexo India On-Site Services to work with a team of 15 executives from different nationalities and cultures, demanding a shift […]
The Power of Healthy Relationships at Work
Research shows that leaders who prioritize relationships with their employees and lead from a place of positivity and kindness simply do better, and company culture has a bigger influence on employee well-being than salary and benefits. When it comes to cultivating happiness at work, it comes down to fostering positive relationships at work. Citing research […]
Starbucks, Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover: Remembering Ratan Tata’s global ambitions
Ratan Tata, the philanthropist and former chairman of Tata Group who has died aged 86, played an instrumental role in globalising and modernising one of India’s oldest business houses. His ability to take bold, audacious business risks informed a high-profile acquisition strategy that kept the salt-to-steel conglomerate founded 155 years ago by his forefathers relevant […]
To shape Africa’s future, ramp up investments in youth education and leadership
Investing in the leadership potential of young Africans, especially women and girls, is a step towards establishing Africa as a formidable and influential force on the global stage, says former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The African continent is poised for transformational growth and change. With over 60% of the continent’s population under the age […]
Idris Elba is building an entertainment industry in Africa
His vision is ambitious. Elba aims to build film studios across Africa, starting in Zanzibar, the Tanzanian semi-autonomous island renowned for its white sand beaches. The idea took root last year when Elba met Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Their discussions led to plans for the first studio […]