If Nyberg can get NCR in shape, it might make an attractive takeover candidate as the database management industry consolidates.

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Once a tape recorder had been switched on, Jensen, McCormick, and Dalio discussed the possible promotion of an internal candidate to a senior-management role.

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Media speculation has mentioned Boeing and Northrop Grumman as potential partners, but any one of the U.S. defense majors is a potential candidate depending on how BAE management elects to rearrange its current portfolio of businesses.

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But now speculation is swirling that certain investor groups are eyeing Midas (MDS) as a buyout candidate, including a private equity capital management firm, one large hedge fund, and a major company engaged in auto-related businesses.

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Internally within the Welsh Government, any realistic candidate would have to come from within the top layer of management, the Director Generals.

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Being able to determine if a candidate is team worthy before you hire can save a lot of talent management heartache, recruiting and leadership training budget later.

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Bush immediately tapped former Iowa congressman and gubernatorial candidate Jim Nussle to succeed Portman as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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The Republican candidate has had to explain his remarks made during the Republican primary that emergency management responsibility should be shifted from the federal government to the states.

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