Why do companies wait
Ever wonder why companies wait for a crisis to take action they should be taking all along. A headline in today’s NACD Directors Daily reads “Anheuser-Busch announces cost savings to boost value in face of InBev bid”. and goeas on to say “the New York Times /AP (6/28, C4, Andersen) reported that on Friday, Anheuser-Busch [...]
Business as a spiritual journey
For too long now business operated as a machine of production and in the process has been disconnected from its deeper purpose meaning and values. Because of this organizations and leaders have lost their moral compass. In its place has stood the only compass left – profit and financial gain. Not that profit is bad [...]
The Golden Rule – which one do you run your company with
We all know the Golden Rule from our childhood – Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or love thy neighbor as thyself or any number of other variations. Then somewhere in our business life we learned another version of the Golden Rule that read – “He who has the Gold [...]
The Business Case as a Management Tool
Business cases & plans seem to have a bad reputation these days, particularly in the start-up/early-stage venues. Why is this the case? It appears that the aversion to business plans is the highly suspect nature of the financial business cases, particularly as they relate to sales revenue projections on the 2+ year horizon. Such skepticism [...]