Weekly Reports

‘TECHNICALLY, THE U.S. IS BANKRUPT, but that’s just a word. Latest guesstimate of (unofficial) federal debt is $136 Trillion and rising around 9% annually, versus Treasury reporting Assets around $6 Trillion… either way, it’s an insolvent position, and even more... Continue

COURTESY GUIDANCE: As traditionally in our quieter months, DCG offers courtesy Consultation focusing on implementation of strategic, financial and tactical steps for optimizing Business results, including: Advisory Board Development/ Business Plans/ Capital Raise/ Crisis & Continuity Planning/ Cybersecurity protection/ Employee... Continue

OPTIMIZING BUSINESS SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, which begins with clarity & consensus of owners, leaders & partners in Goals and Priorities. A critical factor in achievement is then a Business Plan which specifies Objectives, Tactics and... Continue

“WHEN CORPORATE MESSAGING LEANS HEAVILY ON BUZZWORDS & JARGON… A cognitive psychologist developed a Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale (CBRS)… ‘synergistic leadership’ / ‘growth-hacking paradigms’ / ‘cradle-to-grave credentialling’ / ‘adaptive coherence’… Results of the study found a troubling paradox: (1) Workers... Continue

“MOST LEADERS BELIEVE THEY ARE MANAGING TIME, BUT IN REALITY, ARE BEING MANAGED BY IT, responding to stimuli rather than choosing how to spend their days. Remedies involve: (1) Reframing time as an asset… (2) Building the calendar around leadership... Continue