Weekly Reports

DISASTER OR CRISIS IS SELDOM ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AGENDA, but how prepared a business (or family) really needs to be is arguable only by those who haven’t experienced it. Taking the time to assess & define business risk requires... Continue

PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTIONS – BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE – ARE EMOTIONALLY STRESSFUL, and parties on all sides are understandably vulnerable to Trusted Advisors, particularly attorneys or therapists (family, clergy, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc.) who try to “instill their dogma into a client’s psyche…... Continue

MOST TIME-STRAPPED BUSINESS LEADERS “KNOW THEY SHOULD plan ahead and prioritize, focus on the important as much as the urgent, invest in health (including getting enough sleep), make time for family & relationships, and limit mindless escapism. Today’s ‘always on’... Continue

ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE MOST EFFECTIVE AT RUNNING THEIR COMPANIES for optimal profitability with minimal risk often utilize a team of independent experts to focus on strategic issues — as distinct from the operational issues with which management routinely deals. The... Continue

WHEN MERGER/ ACQISITION DEALS HAPPEN, ASSIMILATION AND INTERACTION OF PEOPLE who formerly thrived in different workplace cultures is a critical risk factor, often short-changed. The result can meaningfully lessen likelihood for effectively combining companies, stemming from two factors: (1) “individuals’... Continue