In my column appearing in the North Bay Business Journal June 30 edition, I continue the series exploring the financial challenges of accelerated growth. This particular column illustrates the value of financial analysis, but more broadly, should encourage you to make sure you have strong financial leadership in your organization. My experience is that many…
» See Full Post...One of my colleagues, Dr. Steven S. Cuellar, Ph. D. and Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Sonoma State University, has recently published an article entitled “Price, Promotion and Profits” in Wine Business Monthly. It’s an insightful look at the intersection of price, promotion and profit that illustrates the challenges, as well as…
» See Full Post...Hang in there, CEO’s. The world isn’t coming to an end quite yet. According to a blurb in the NY Times on Sunday, CEO’s don’t think the economy is in a tailspin. In fact, while 30% expect their U.S. employment to decline, 28% expect it will grow and the remaining 40% believe it will remain…
» See Full Post...In my recent article in the North Bay Business Journal, I referred to a downloadable copy of a full-color diagram of key Valuation Concepts. You can find it here. You might note the interesting observation in this article about the sale of the Duckhorn Wine Company to a private equity group. While the value was…
» See Full Post...In our search for the quintessence of leadership, we’ve quoted many CEO’s about the qualities of great leaders. Following the maxim that if failure doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Yale School of Management and founder of the non-profit Chief Executive Leadership Institute, has sharpened his vision and…
» See Full Post...Many of you saw the post on Michael Fournier’s attempt to parachute to earth from 25 miles up. Unfortunately, as the adjoining picture reveals, it wasn’t a good day. In short? The balloon escaped without him – cost $200K – and was stranded on the ground. You can find the follow up article here. It’s…
» See Full Post...What an uplifting day! Okay, so I’m a little exuberant this morning, so what? I’m listening to Michael McDonald rocking out on “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher”, reading about the first Black American likely to be the Presidential nominee of a major political party . . . but then to discover a…
» See Full Post...There have been several recent articles in Conde Nast’s new Portfolio magazine in a column entitled “How to Value It” that may provide some valuable insights about the art of valuation. For openers, look at the article entitled “Buy Chanel (All of It)“, which looks at the value of the brand “Chanel”, arguably the most…
» See Full Post...So much for the the digital age, the conquering hero of tree huggers and the enemy of the ax man. Both groups seem pretty safe. Check out the recent Business Week article entitled “A Pile of Paperwork . . . . ” to see what the federal government has wrought. The beautiful part? The number…
» See Full Post...Global uber consultant Ram Charan wrote an article back in February that I went back and dug up when I realized how many people have asked for tips about leading in a recession. There are several such references on The Daily Blog under Leadership, all of which are both insightful and provocative. Ram Charan’s prescription…
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