When trouble strikes, which it always does - bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover - when trouble strikes, those board members who don't understand or are not committed are not helpful.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
When a company gets into trouble, it should basically have to be resolved, in other words, stockholders lose their money, unsecured bondholders lose their money.
The best discussion of trouble in boardroom and business office is found in newspapers' own financial pages and speeches by journalists in management jobs.
Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
Bad things happen when problems are protected by a force field of tediousness.
Lawmakers who interfere with commerce and the normal creation of jobs in an economy run the risk of doing harm rather than good. Unintended consequences from regulating or legislating to achieve a goal can occur and cause havoc in the markets or an economy.
When trouble ends even troubles please.
If a company is not doing well, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is not a good company.
The thorniest business problems will surface at the board meetings, and the different, sharp opinions help to better explore the poles of the arguments to make better decisions.