Option #1: After reading the Creative Mentorship and Career-Building Strategies book, write an APA-style essay about your virtual personal board of directors. In 4 - 6 pages, provide specific information about a few of the roles/players you would include, how you would build your board, and how you would leverage your board. Be specific in regards to ways your board will help you reach your career goals.

create a succession plan for the top positions/C-suite/Senior Leadership Team (CEO, CHRO, COO, CMO, CIO) in our imaginary company.

How can a manager or staff member be able to identify a company's competitive advantages, and what does a  manager and what type of corporative metrics that can also reflect your business goal and performance stats?

Your Goal: Weigh the benefits and costs of the company’s current cooperative strategy, determine if it increases company profitability, and propose recommendations for improving the strategy. Step 1: Choose one case  from these options  1.Pacific Drilling: The Preferred Offshore Driller 2.MatchMove Business Model Evolution Step 2: Analyze the case. Identify the frameworks, tools, and resources that will help you gain a thorough understanding of the current state of the company and the challenges they face. Step 3: Synthesize your findings and propose solutions in a report. Your report should include the following:  The main points of the case: Briefly summarize the case you chose to analyze. A summary of your analysis with evidence: Include the results of any analysis you conducted, including external analysis, internal analysis, PEST and SWOT analyses, etc. Summarize strengths, weaknesses, and threats for the company. Strategy: Identify three to four recommendations that address the…

Answer the following questions. a) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following forms of managerial com- pensation in terms of mitigating agency problems, that is, potential conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders. (i) A fixed salary. (ii) Stock in the firm that must be held for five years. (iii) A salary linked to the firm's profits. b) (i) Why are many bonds callable? What is the disadvantage to the investor of a callable bond? How are bond values affected if bonds are callable? (ii) If you are buying a coupon bond between interest paying dates, is the amount you would pay to your broker for the bond more or less than the amount quoted in the financial quotation pages? Discuss the differences and how these differences arise. c) What are some advantages and disadvantages of top-down versus bottom-up investing styles?

Your clients, Jim and Darryl, has come to you for advice on how to set up their business. They have stated that they are looking for a structure that meets the following needs: Jim and Darryl will both participate in the business equally and share the profits. They are open to the idea of having shareholders, but it is not a requirement. They are certain they want protection from personal liability for all owners. Eventually they want to expand the business. When they do so, they do not want a limit on the number of owners they can have. They also do not want to limit the types of owners they can have. Meaning they would like the ability to have owners be individuals, businesses, trusts, foreign investors etc. If possible, they would like to avoid double taxation. They have a lawyer who will help them with any paperwork related to the formation of their business, so complexity of formation is not a major concern. This is for the United States.