Weekly Reports

“IT’S EASIER TO GET INTO BUSINESS THAN IT IS TO GET OUT… Private company leaders and managers usually fail to focus on how to create sustainable value, and don’t know how to align Company capabilities or position it to appeal... Continue

“REACTING TO IMPULSES INEVITABLY LEADS TO WRONG INVESTMENT DECISIONS… Since we are genetically programmed to crowd when we feel comfortable and flee when we sense danger, people want to invest in equities near the top and sell into every panic…... Continue

FAMILY BUSINESSES OFTEN BECOME STAGNANT due to lower engagement of external talent, risk avoidance (in order to preserve wealth for future generations), but mostly conflict between the objectives of next-generations along with the inherent “emotional-laden nature of family business.” A... Continue

“WORKPLACE BOUNDARIES ARE EXPANDING DEEPER INTO EMPLOYEES’ LIVES, especially now that mobile technology is taken for granted… Afterhours intrusions have now become routine…with emails or calls while commuting, shopping, or sitting down to dinner.” A recent survey indicates 42% of... Continue

AMERICA’S DOMESTIC NONFINANCIAL COMPANIES ARE STILL SITTING ON TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CASH; The four largest (all technology: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Cisco) alone hold over $300 billion, and many politicians are increasingly “demanding that they start spending in order to... Continue