Weekly Reports

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.”... Continue

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... Continue

 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... Continue

 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... Continue

WHEN A NEW HIRE FAILS, nearly 90% of the time it’s because of “attitude – which, along with belief systems and biases, are far more determinative of job success than skills.” The best employees are optimistic (“the mother of all... Continue