My big problem for the month was to make a decision on how aggressively we should grow in this uncertain environment? My company Private …
My big problem for the month was to make a decision on how aggressively we should grow in this uncertain environment? My company Private …
Have you ever wondered why we hiccup? I recently reread a fascinating book, Your Inner Fish, written by Neil Shubin, a professor of anatomy …
If you thought 2011 was a challenging year, wait until 2012. There are a range of issues managers and business company owners need to look o…
A few weeks ago, I met with the top operations managers of a major multi-national consumer products company. These executives were very inte…
Leading a company is never boring, nor easy, but experienced leaders with good teams can sometimes find themselves coasting. They know their…
Ask what drives an entrepreneur and the answer will be fairly predictable: growth. Company founders and managers spend their working live…
It’s the challenge every growing company faces: how do you get bigger while retaining the small-company feel to your brand, customer servi…
Change management is one of the most difficult problems facing managers at all levels. All too often, managers focus primarily on defining t…
When we think about the factors that might give you an advantage in a negotiation, a few obvious things spring to mind, such as nerves of st…
Getting more women on to boards and into senior management ranks is not just about equity. It’s also good for business. In the last yea…
One of the biggest problems in effective profitability management is the instinctive desire on the part of many CFOs for too much accuracy. …
Have you ever had an experience at a meeting that you will never forget? Here’s one of mine. A few years ago, I was advising a major co…
