Rex Tillerson holds two positions in the Exxon Mobil Company. The first one is the Chairman position and the second one is that of the company CEO. Tillerson inherited the second role from Lee Raymond when the latter individual decided to retire and ever since that point Tillerson has held both of these top level executive positions, much to the chagrin of a large number of investors within the company.
At the annual investors meeting, a motion was introduced to force Tillerson to resign from the position of Chairman, introducing to take his place someone that could be considered an independent director. A similar motion was introduced last year, getting 40% of the vote and failing to pass. The same motion this year gained around 39% of the vote, failing to reach the previous benchmark even in spite of strong support for the motion by the Rockefeller family.
It seems as if the status quo is what investors in Exxon can expect to continue to see for some time to come, although with the record profits that the company has been raking in for the past couple of years, it is perhaps not a surprise that Rockefeller’s descendants failed as many investors are wary of rocking the boat during economic uncertainty. The don’t fix something that isn’t broken mentality is pervasive at the moment, which means that Tillerson will likely hold onto both positions for some time to come.
Here is something I came across Yahoo. Laptops are known to be a need when it comes to going to meetings for the reason that people use them for reference and making presentations. This is especially true for people who aggressively want to close a sale. Marketing presentations are normally used to help support the product or service they are vouching for to be able to get another degree of closing a sale.
Now if the ban on laptops will be done, what will happen to these ambitious marketing professionals? Will they return to the old ways of making presentations where the use of ancient paper and illustration boards will be needed? And to think it was the age of technology breakthroughs!
Well before we jump the gun, it would be best to see what the real reason is behind this ban on laptops in meetings from Yahoo.
For a business or company to operate efficiently, work is not solely limited towards machinery and business practices. It remains that the manpower resources are equally important and making sure that they are healthy will equally provide the expected output as far as corporate performance is concerned.
Today, most companies overlook the reasons on why some employees report in sick and are unable to go to work. Some may have apprehensions since laziness may be a possibility. However, if a good health and safety program is put in place such as annual physical examinations (APE), employees have less reason to make alibis and excuses as far as reporting to work is concerned.
Healthy business requires a healthy employee. Other than being a wholesome practice, it is a benefit that employees are sure to appreciate as far as their compensation package is concerned.
One thing about doing business today is that you have to plan and make sure that they are completed after being given a set deadline. With today’s modern age, time is important and the role of each employee towards completing it on time is equally relevant.
Business plans need to be shown in the proper visual strategy presentation that will create impact and attention. While most people are gearing towards graphics and animations, don’t forget that planning and jotting down the itinerary for the various phases and stages of the presentation is still the most important thing.
