Publications
June 14, 2014
Weekly Report 14-24
MERGER OR ACQUISITION DILIGENCE OFTEN NEGLECTS MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RISK. “The other side might bring sterling credentials – financially strong, a top-notch control system, squeaky clean legally – and still be incapable of meeting the objectives you have for the deal.” Assumptions about the other side’s ability to deliver, style of management, and likelihood for effective... Continue
June 7, 2014
Weekly Report 14-23
MOST DISPUTES – BUSINESS OR PERSONAL – MASK A PREDOMINANTLY EMOTIONAL ELEMENT which underlies the stated issues; in most cases, ‘hidden agenda’ matters are the primary obstacle which precludes sensible resolution. Non-binding Informal Mediation is a process of coaxing parties to focus on “surfacing the agenda” to ensure that each party listens and clearly hears... Continue
June 1, 2014
Weekly Report 14-22
VAGUELY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON LYING AND CHEATING: (1) Research at Cornell found undergrads lied in 37% of phone calls and 25% face-to-face, but only 14% of emails “which leave a permanent trail versus conversations which are ephemeral”; (2) A study at universities of Arizona & N. Carolina found that sleep-deprived students lied more often (having... Continue
May 24, 2014
Weekly Report 14-21
THE SECRET SPARK TO CREATIVITY MAY SIMPLY BE WALKING! A Stanford University research study has found that over 80% of participant undergrads “improved their creative output – defined as generating appropriate and original ideas” – while walking versus sitting, with ongoing impact as students “came up with significantly more and subjectively better ideas” after hiking.... Continue
May 18, 2014