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關系網 ????大多數公司需要借助力量才能擴展公司與全球商界和政界高層的關系。董事們能提供這種幫助。 ????到哪去找到擁有所有這些品質的董事呢？可以從下面這些人選著手：在管理上極具眼光的印度HCL技術有限公司（HCL Technologies）首席執行官維尼特?納亞爾，中國白手起家的億萬富翁如阿里巴巴集團（Alibaba）創始人馬云，管理奇才如海爾集團（Haier Group）首席執行官張瑞敏。 ????前高盛（Goldman Sachs）總裁、前美國財政部長漢克?保爾森也是絕佳人選。他擁有財務專長、熟悉政府、富有經驗，還有所有大人物的電話號碼。即使他不能聯系上某人，前美國國務卿康多莉扎?賴斯也許也能做到；此外，賴斯還深諳從商之道，她在擔任美國國家安全顧問和美國國務卿之前曾在公司董事會任職。 ????技術正在重塑非科技行業，亞馬遜（Amazon）首席執行官杰夫?貝索斯對這一點的理解也許無人能及。如果需要尋找具有智慧、經驗和勇氣的董事，聯邦快遞（FedEx）創始人弗雷德?史密斯、卡夫公司（Kraft）首席執行官艾琳?羅森菲爾德也許是不錯的選擇。新近退休的首席執行官們也不錯，如拯救了金寶湯公司（Campbell Soup）的道格拉斯?康納特、卡特彼勒公司（Caterpillar）的詹姆斯?歐文斯、帶領可口可樂公司（Coca-Cola）重回正軌的內維爾?艾斯戴爾，他在非洲這個未來將迎來迅猛發展的市場擁有深厚的人脈。 ????組建一個擁有以上所有這些成員的董事會——好吧，這樣的事或許只有在夢里才能實現。好在我們說的就是“夢”之隊。同時，這在另外一層意思上也只能是個美夢：那就是股東們從此可以睡個安穩覺了。 ????譯者：管策 |
The contact list of all time ????Most companies could use help in broadening their relationships with top leaders in global business and government. Directors can provide it. ????Where to find all those traits? Start with global stars like India's HCL Technologies chief Vineet Nayar, a management visionary, or a Chinese self-made billionaire like Alibaba founder Jack Ma, or a managerial maverick like Haier Group CEO Zhang Ruimin. ????Call Hank Paulson. The former Goldman Sachs (GS) boss and Treasury secretary brings finance expertise, government knowledge, long experience, and the cellphone numbers of everyone important. If he can't reach someone, Condoleezza Rice probably can; she also understands business, having served on corporate boards before becoming national security adviser and secretary of state. ????Amazon (AMZN) chief Jeff Bezos may see better than anyone how technology reshapes nontech businesses. For wisdom, experience, and courage, turn to FedEx (FDX) founder Fred Smith, Kraft's (KFT) Irene Rosenfeld, or recently retired CEOs Doug Conant, who saved Campbell Soup (CPB), James Owens of Caterpillar (CAT), and Neville Isdell, who righted Coca-Cola (KO) and has deep roots in Africa, a booming market of tomorrow. ????Assembling a board with all those members -- well, that's probably dreaming. But hey, it's a dream team. And it would be a dream in another sense: Shareholders could sleep very soundly. |
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