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...And during the heyday of the “C” Cisco company that makes like routers and what have you, a lot of people by mistake ended up investing in huge cans of tomato sauce, which is hilarious....
...“There are no equivalent 100 per cent mortgages in the standard market,” says David Hollingworth of UK mortgage broker L&C....
...But Kirk argued that equity flows have, at best, only modest impacts on companies and are unlikely to change C-suite behaviour....
...Welchisms A new book arguing that former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch is responsible for destroying capitalism is drawing mixed reviews....
...Welch turned it into a conglomerate and told his management story instead....
...Buffett’s right-hand man, Charlie Munger, described the Chinese businessman as a mix between Thomas Edison and former General Electric chair Jack Welch....
...At the same time, he divided staff into “A, B and C players”, ranked on a “vitality curve”, with the Cs in the bottom 10 per cent ruthlessly ditched....
...Its September flying restart scenario suggested a cash low point of £290m pre-£300m CCFF drawn down and £98m Fowler Welch proceeds....
...In the A-to-C sections alone, there were three political memoirs to every one book from a Michael Bloomberg, Richard Branson or John Browne. I realise this is not a scientific study....
...Last week I asked you to cut the "C-suite" down to size, by recommending two "chiefs", other than the CEO and CFO, who should be part of the executive group....
...The sketch of Jack Welch, Mr Immelt’s revered predecessor, is equally well-observed. “With Jack, there was no distinction between ‘I am this company’ and ‘I lead this company’,” Ms Comstock writes....
...Congratulations to my fellow vice-president, Mark C Still. Some way to go to outdo my time (one too many corporate functions, eh Mark?)...
...Mr Mackey’s book-writing experience is a cautionary tale about C-suite overconfidence....
...(Let us not speak of the 1975 Merchant Ivory film with Raquel Welch as Queenie.)...
...But he insists there are no plans for another CEO job; instead he will put family first after a succession of taxing C-suite roles....
...In a recent survey of C-suite executives, nearly 60% reported that the volume and complexity of the risks they face have increased substantially over the past five years....
...“Colombia offers Krispy Kreme an attractive opportunity with its growing economy and long customer experience with international brands,” said Jeff Welch, president of Krispy Kreme International in a statement...
...Attract more volunteers c.) Generate sustainable funding....
...Jack Welch, for example, worked with Mr Smart to ingrain the idea at GE, the US conglomerate....
...Then Jack Welch, the one-time chief of General Electric, chimed in. “Hope Mitt Romney is listening to Murdoch advice on campaign staff …playing in league with Chicago pols …No room for amateurs”....
...(NYT Dealbook) - The unretirement of Jack Welch. (BusinessWeek) - “Excessive levels of plasticizer” in liquor from China’s JiuGuiJiu....
...Ironically for the agent who resisted shelling out for the woman’s services, the local Colombian expression for someone who tries to welch on a contract and avoid payment is hacerse gringo, or to be a foreigner...
...Curiously but tellingly, the local Colombian expression for someone who tries to welch on a contract and avoid payment is hacerse gringo, “to be a gringo”. Talk about national stereotypes....
...Their voices gelled beautifully and worked best when circling around each other before harmonising, as on “20 Years”, “From This Valley” and “C’est La Mort”....
...Another way is the old Jack Welch approach of firing the bottom 10 per cent every year to keep the rest on their toes....
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