Bruce Nunnally Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Today is the first anniversary of one of this country's less-than-crowning milestones: the bankruptcy of General Motors, once the largest and richest company in the country, and indeed the world. Keeping GM alive, albeit in shrunken form, was an expensive undertaking for America's taxpayers: about $65 billion in all, if one counts government aid to the company's former financial arm, formerly GMAC, now renamed Ally Bank. For all that money we, as a country, should take away some lessons from the experience. The following get my vote for the three most important: • Problems denied and solutions delayed will result in a painful and costly day of reckoning. • In corporate governance, the right people count more than the right structure. • Appearances can be deceiving. Read More: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704113504575264641145227612.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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