Repositioned for growth

摘要

Under Jim Buckee, Talisman Energy Inc. had grown into a Canadian international success story by chasing oil to all corners of the globe. That strategy was very successful but eventually had reached a cul-de-sac as company growth began to stall. "Like any strategy, when it reaches the end of its phase, you can't do just more of the same," says John Manzoni, Talisman's president and chief executive officer since 2007. "You have to do something different, which is what we chose to do."