About The US Economy Today Below is a case concerning recession and inflation based upon the forces created by the most influential players in the US economy, government, and the Fed. Broadly speaking the forces applied by government are inflationary and those applied by the Fed are deflationary. Seems like sort of a tug of … Continue reading About The US Economy Today
We are in an economic phase where companies are going through a process of deciding and implementing rules about on-site attendance versus remote work. It is surprising how this is impacting employee engagement and employee disengagement. Employee engagement is a measure of involvement in the workplace and enthusiasm about work. Disengagement is characterized by being unhappy about work … Continue reading Labor in the Brave New World
There is a Chinese curse—“may you live in interesting times.” We are in interesting times and critical to thriving in them requires clear-headed thinking about what to do about many aspects of your business, and especially what to do about your management team. Solving that equation will involve replacing some team members with new folks … Continue reading How To Grow A Company Management Team In Turbulent Times
How To Determine The Right Exit Path For Your Business There are several ways to accomplish an exit from your business but the three most common are sale, IPO or merger. This paper helps you decide on which path or paths are most likely to be open to you at the time of a desired … Continue reading How To Determine The Right Exit Path For Your Business
Preparing to exit your business shouldn’t be taken lightly. But if you keep these 10 critical points in mind, you’ll improve your chances of having a high-valued exit. Related Reading: How to Compete with Larger Companies Copy of The Art of the Exit: Picking the Path The Art of the Exit: Choosing Your Exit Path … Continue reading Preparing to Exit: 10 Components of an Ultimate Business Exit Strategy
According to research done by McKinsey & Company, the top 10% of the world’s largest businesses account for almost 90% of economic profit. Meanwhile, the bottom 20% are suffering massive losses. This represents a huge business opportunity for small-to-medium-sized enterprises that can compete with larger rivals by leveraging speed and creativity. As a CEO of a … Continue reading How to Compete with Larger Companies
Are we headed into a recession? I am hearing a lot about companies doing layoffs and if history repeats, we are at the beginning of a layoff cycle. That is good news in that it represents an opportunity to strengthen your company by getting rid of under performers. I strongly believe that’s the success of … Continue reading Intelligence– What it is and Why it Matters
It’s no secret that CEOs need advice. In fact, many of them are constantly seeking it out from various sources. But what’s less well known is that even CEOs need to be held accountable for taking that advice and turning it into action. In my experience, the CEOs/company owners whose companies are doing the least … Continue reading Why Even CEOs Need Advice
In the tech world all companies are growing or dying; there is no steady state that lasts for more than a year to two. If you are not growing you should ask yourself these questions. (1) Is the lack of growth a problem with my people, product, service, competition or market; or (2) is the … Continue reading To Grow or to Die, that is the question
In 1999 I experienced how lack of focus on exit planning was expensive. I was an investor in a venture backed pre-revenue semiconductor innovator that got a buyout offer for $3B. Fueled by lack of thoughtful consideration of what the future might hold we pushed for $4B, which the acquirer rejected. A year later the … Continue reading Fear vs Greed
