Publications

June 6, 2024

Weekly Report 24-25

“GROWTH IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF ANY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS” and strategies always require allocation of both capital and talent resources. For Professional and other Service businesses, especially those which have grown by adding unrelated services and/or by failing to adopt minimum revenue levels for new clients/customers, one overlooked strategy may be “Shrinking to Grow” – periodically... Continue
May 18, 2024

Weekly Report 24-22

• IDEOLOGUES IN AMERICA ARE CERTAIN they can and should control everything. So, manipulation of the political process to centralize their power propaganda will continue to increase as the election nears – more censorship, unaccountable bureaucratic regulation, and executive orders. “Leftist priorities range from eliminating oil/gas/coal/automotive industries, to banning appliances powered by natural gas, reducing... Continue
May 11, 2024

Weekly Report 24-20

• ‘BACK TO OFFICE’ OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN FINDING CONFLICT between ‘Clock-Time’ workers sensitive to deadlines and ‘Event-time’ workers who feel they need more time to complete a task or project. This is because Remote work necessitated by the pandemic in many cases increased effectiveness for people whose personal engagement in a task or project is... Continue
May 11, 2024

Weekly Report 24-21

• ANOTHER SUMMER OF ‘PROTESTS’ LOOKS INEVITABLE. Beyond the overwhelming generational divide about strategic direction for American culture, economy, ‘equity’ versus equality of opportunity, and Biden vs Trump personality impacts, is the degree to which America should be involved in foreign affairs. But “it is a mistake both to view the current campus protests as... Continue
April 29, 2024

Weekly Report 24-19

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN BUSINESS SUCCESS. A McKinsey survey of nearly 190 thousand workers in 80 diverse organizations found that four core leadership behaviors explained nearly 90% of the variance between strong and weak companies. They are: (1) A consistent process for gathering & analyzing information that precedes effective decision-making;... Continue