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Oct

2015

A Lesson from the Bill Gross Lawsuit

Crisis, Financial Services, Taking & Managing Risk

Like a modern-day Molotov cocktail, the lawsuit filed by Bill Gross against his former employer and colleagues at Pimco burst into flame on the internet, just as intended. It’s an example of how lawyers are starting to realize that telling a sizzling story is at least as important as making a strong legal argument. (more…) Read More

Feb

2013

How to Fight in Public (update): HP and Dell

Taking & Managing Risk

Computer giant HP has taken a shot at its archrival Dell, just a few hours after our post on how to conduct yourself in a public fight. HP gets good marks for its effort, which ranks as a small skirmish in a long battle between the two companies. Read More

Dec

2011

Firing the CEO, Part 5: Glocer out at Thomson Reuters

Financial Services, Media

Tom Glocer today became the latest CEO to be fired, in a year that has seen a score of corporate chiefs get the boot. Glocer, who has led Thomson Reuters since 2001, lost the confidence of the Thomson family, the company’s largest shareholder. Although billed as a retirement, it’s clear that Glocer was forced out after the Thomson family grew impatient with the slow pace of the company’s turnaround. Glocer will be replaced by the COO, Jim Smith,... Read More