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How strategy can halt the excesses of activism

No industry or public company is immune to shareholder activism. Some activists are constructive, others confrontational.

There are cases where senior executives and their boards should view shareholder activism not just as a challenge to overcome, but as an opportunity for growth and value creation. That opportunity is best met with what has always been the bulwark of a company’s survival and future: a clear strategy.

What’s the board’s role relating to activism and strategy? Learn more: Download “How can strategy halt the excesses of activism”.

This is just one of the key focus areas that boards should be injecting long-term thinking. Learn more on the other critical areas that require a long-term lens in the 2019 Directors’ Alert: Taking the long-term view.

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