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CEO Papers
Lessons from the Trenches and a discussion of investing madness
Author: Gerald Guterman, CEO, USA, iCEO #64786
When investing, in particular when it comes to large sums of money, certain rules should be obeyed to avoid the painful pittfalls of this particular business. Gerald is an experienced real estate Investor and talks in his "Lessons from the Trenches"- series about real cases. This particular lesson states an example of bad practice, which unfortunately, one finds more often than one thinks.https://www.ceo-worldwide.com/blog/lessons-from-the-trenches-and-a-discussion-of-investing-madness/ Read more...
HR Papers
How can a French HR Director help a foreign group to set up in business in France and to buy a company there?
Author: Philippe Chauvet, VPHR, France, iCEO #16147
The cultural background and the specificity of French legislation are difficult to grasp for a foreign company trying to set up in France. If financial, commercial and technical analysis are quite universal, the social part requires a deep knowledge of all french players and a HR director experienced in negociating with all parties. Read more...
Sales & Marketing Papers
Have a strong emerging markets offense - Prevent failure at home©
Author: Stephan Bassett, VPSM, USA, iCEO #18178
Emerging markets like China or India offer new market development opportunities which cannot be ignored when setting business strategies, or you will soon see emerging market brands squeeze your home market. Traditional marketing business models must be restructured to be strongly effective and help you open new markets by beating them on their own ground. Read more...
White Papers
The Fog of Forecasting for Top Executive Recruiters
Author: Bob Apollo, CEO, UK, iCEO #13965
According to CSO Insights recent survey of more than 1500 sales leaders from around the world, less than half of all forecasted deals result in a sale. It’s no wonder that over 70% of the organisations surveyed admitted that their ability to close deals in the timeframe originally forecasted “needed improvement”. The challenge in recently funded start-ups is even worse - in fact one frustrated VC was recently heard to observe that a monkey throwing darts could probably forecast more accurately than many of their portfolio companies’ sales teams! Read more...
Case Studies
Rakesh Shah (RVR Management) was recruited to develop a detailed plan, and to identify how the company could achieve its growth objectives.
Author: Rakesh Shah, Non Executive Director, UK, iCEO #62822
What would you do, when you have an ambitious growth plan that you must meet and at the same time your revenue is declining? Would you increase the pressure? Or get external help? This might just be the best solution, as these case studies show. Read more...
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