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E. P. Taylor

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Strategic PatternFlanking Around Entrenched Giants
Identity & CultureLoyalty Bought with Friday Paychecks
Relationship LeverageBoard Seats as Reconnaissance Posts
Cornerstone MoveSell the Company to Itself — Internal Reverse Takeovers
Competitive AdvantageClassified Stock as Control Multiplier
Cornerstone MoveFind the Key Man and Close Before Combat
Operating PrincipleCash Business Preference from Bus Roots
Strategic PatternConcentrated Diversity Over Grab-Bag Portfolios
Signature MoveWin Small, Consolidate, Then Leap Geometrically
Signature MoveWallpaper-Roll Planning Then Relentless Pressure
Cornerstone MoveBuy Cheap Shells, Strip and Reload the Portfolio
Operating PrinciplePool-of-Light Negotiation Theater
Relationship LeveragePolitical Access Without Political Office
Signature MoveDebt as Temporary Tool, Never Permanent Foundation
Capital StrategyDividends as Upward Cash Escalator
Signature MoveChief of Staff Handles Architecture, Boss Handles Vision
Decision FrameworkAcquire Capacity, Never Build in Inflation
Signature MovePocket the Stake, Play with Winnings Only

Primary Evidence

"Over the next six years, he collected directorships the way some people collect handkerchiefs. In the process he got to mingle with Canada’s business titans, people like Lord Thomson of Fleet (Thom¬ son newspapers), E. P. Taylor (Canadian Breweries Ltd., Argus Corp.), Fred Mannix Sr. (Mannix Industries, the Loram Group of Industries), and James Richardson (Richardson Securities). What he learned, Des¬ marais could never have gotten from a book. It’s a measure of the man and his mentors that he moved as far and as fast as he did, surpassing their achievements while most of them were alive to wit¬ ness his growth."

Source:Rising to Power - Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation

"The opportunity that kept cropping up was Power Corporation. His attention was brought to it by friends and business associates, some of whom sat on the Power board; he could also see for himself that Power was a company waiting for the Desmarais touch. As a major Quebec and Canadian holding company, even larger than the Argus Corporation led by the legendary E. P. Taylor, Power was known to all Quebec business people. Its investment portfolio was extensive and spread among many industrial sectors."

Source:Rising to Power - Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation

Appears In Volumes

Rising to Power - Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation