Publications
April 26, 2015
Weekly Report 15-17
FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES ARE SELDOM MANAGED in a manner compliant with best business standards or practices. Controlling owners are often uncomfortable wearing multiple hats; family members may have expectations, envy, ego, insecurities or entitlement issues; communication is often stifled by emotional entanglements; and/or all of the above. So creating business efficiencies and effectiveness in structure &... Continue
April 22, 2015
Weekly Report 15-16
‘MEETINGS’ WHICH CONSUME SUBSTANTIAL WORK TIME OF EXECS, MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS are quite often ineffective, when sensible decision-making gets obstructed by inherent biases in the behavior of participants. Their influences include: (1) a ‘Halo Effect’ when one idea or argument gains appeal from polished presentation or attractiveness of the speaker; (2) ‘First-mover Advantage’ when early... Continue
April 10, 2015
Weekly Report 15-15.
THE LEADERSHIP MODEL WHICH DCG HAS PREACHED FOR DECADES has been substantiated by a major McKinsey survey of 189,000 people in 81 diverse organizations around the world: “While different business situations require different styles of leadership…four core behaviors account for 89% of leadership effectiveness”: (1) Seeking and considering “different perspectives for sound analysis to avoid... Continue
April 4, 2015
Weekly Report 15-14
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ARE UNSURPRISINGLY DIAGNOSED AS TROUBLE. “Research is mounting that low- and no-calorie sweeteners may not be a great choice for dieters. A recent 9-year study of seniors found that diet-soda drinkers gained nearly triple the abdominal fat – 3 inches.” Two hundred times sweeter than sugar, no-calorie packets apparently “interfere with a natural... Continue
March 29, 2015