Change Agent Des

Change Agent Des

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13 years ago @ 5 Star Foodie Culinary... - 5 Star Makeover: Fenn... · 0 replies · +1 points

Looks great. Yet another way to enjoy salmon.

14 years ago @ Don Dodge on The Next ... - AOL dumps $850M Bebo a... · 0 replies · +1 points

When I was a CEO in Dublin, the CEO of Elan -- a company which had a history successful acquisitions -- gave me this advice: "Des, recognize that when you buy a company, you're really only interested in a part of that company. Decide WHAT part you are interested in -- is it a product line, a patent, a sales force, whatever -- decide what you are interested in, and then get rid of everything else right away. Don't pretend that you want the other parts of the company. Admit you bought the company for [whatever it is you wanted] and get rid of the rest." I've found this to be true over and over.

14 years ago @ Feld Thoughts - What Was Day 1 Like? · 0 replies · +1 points

What was Day One like? I'll never forget "Day One" at this company, one of the 10 interim CEO assignments I've completed in the last ten years: http://bit.ly/8P9NAa