Most Recent Columns

The North Bay Business Journal, a publication of the New York Times, is a weekly business newspaper which covers the North Bay area of San Francisco – from the Golden Gate bridge north, including the Wine Country of Sonoma and Napa counties.

What follows is a list of my most recent columns. By clicking on the title, you’ll be taken to the column page.

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Vol 60: Don’t be a Victim. How to avoid the victim mentality and build a culture of accountability.

Vol 59: Creating a Culture of Accountabilty. How to set clear expectations, use the S.M.A.R.T. acronym and create a high performance environment.

Vol. 58: After Action Reports: A powerful way to build accountability in your organization.

Vol 57: Think Strategically. Some tips and techniques to jumpstart those strategic brainwaves.

Vol 56: Get a Grip on the New Year! You can control your Personal Accountability more than anything else.

Vol. 55: Four Pillars of a firm’s long term success.

Vol. 54: How did you pave the road to cost control? Vol. 53: Different Cultures – Different Results? Maybe ….

Vol 52: Small Companies should lead in Consumer-Directed Health Care!

Vol. 51: Never Give in, never, never, never? Dé⋅jà vu all over again?

Vol. 50: Don’t punt on 4th down? Love Onside Kicks! Huh?

Vol. 49: Gluttony, Greed, Lust don’t belong in a principled organization!

Vol. 48:  Misplaced pride, envy can undermine business

Vol. 47: Hey, I’m profitable; so why don’t I have cash?

Vol. 46: Getting out from under that feeling of being buried.

Vol. 45: The Fires You Want Are The Ones You Set Instead of putting out random flames, focus and move on clear path

Vol. 44: Where are You Headed Now? Are you personally ready? Have you done all you can do to get organized to maximize your personal productivity?

Vol. 43:  Creating Goals That Have Meaning. Why “It’s only a goal” doesn’t work!

Vol. 42: The High-and-Inside Fastball and other Sports Analogies. What can we learn from the world of sports?

Vol. 41: Removing friction may be more effective than adding force. Laws of Motion … expanded

Vol. 40: If Newton ran a business, he would urge motion. Laws of Motion apply to business

Vol. 39: Government’s awkward, costly intervention in economy. More accountability required by directors

Vol. 38: Achievable forecast first step to covenant management. Pay attention and manage your bank covenants.

Vol. 37: Planning, pre-emptive explanation will help you with your bank. Do the planning. Shell the beach!

Vol. 36: Ideas for your business you can take to the bank. Avoid Surprises. Start Preparing now.

Vol. 35: Diving into the daily details can tell you a lot. 3 Key Insights to find cost savings right now!

Vol. 34: How to realistically assess business opportunities. Why not thrive during the storm?

Vol. 33: It’s ‘09: Do you know what your business stands for? It better be something!

Vol. 32: ‘Surprise:Cash is King; here’s how to keep it flowing. How can I accelerate cash flow?

Vol. 31: ‘First Loss is Best Loss, so take it and move on. Make the tough decisions early.

Vol. 30: “Turbulent Times demand honest, regular discussions with employees”. Are you talking to your employees regularly?

Vol. 29: “Government, politicians have their noses under the business tent”. Why government intrusion will screw up executive compensation?

Vol. 28: “It’s trying times like these when tested business principles prevail”. What can we learn from the crisis in our capital markets?

Vol. 27: “Finally, you are prepared to meet bank’s expectations”. Concluding column of series on growth capital