Publications
December 22, 2013
Weekly Report 13-52
ON COMMON SENSE SAFETY: A quarter of annual road deaths “are now linked to phone use,” according to the Nat’l Safety Council. While driving, some 660,000 still hold a phone to their ear, and 170,000 still text messages – the principal cause of ‘carnage on the roads.’ Even with hands-free systems, “a deeper problem is the extra cognitive... Continue
December 15, 2013
Weekly Report 13-51
WALL STREET REGULATION MAY FINALLY BE COMING. After years of stalling, Federal agencies are now giving serious consideration to“stricter oversight” of the big banks – including restrictions on Proprietary Trading, Hedging, customer Market-Making, and Private Equity deals. The new regulations (“a toughened version of the Volcker Rule”) could cost the big banks over $60 billion in... Continue
December 8, 2013
Weekly Report 13-50
“MOST LEADERS, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED, DO A POOR JOB of establishing clear, indisputable expectations of others. Then, because of lack of clarity, people may do their best, but it’s not exactly what was ‘hoped’ for and disappointment sets in.” Good delegation or assignment of an expectation involves: (1) Defining the deliverable – form, degree... Continue
December 6, 2013
Strategic Planning Is More Than A Business Plan
Our Firm has offered strategic planning services to our clientele since the early 1980’s, with consistently effective results. As the pace of technology quickens and as competitive forces increasingly threaten business margins, the importance of such planning has become more critical than ever — both to the simple maintenance and protection of existing business entities,... Continue
December 5, 2013