October 6, 2018
Due Diligence and The Supreme Court
We all know what’s in the headlines. Behind the headlines we see the Republicans saying how great Kavanaugh did while testifying, there’s no backup to…
September 19, 2018
Revisiting an Old Friend – The Importance of Employees
I read a short article recently where the writer was describing his frustrating experience when making a food and beverage order, which he repeated twice,…
September 17, 2018
When All Employees are on the Same Page…
At a meeting with a group of clients last week our presenter, my friend Hugh Blane, asked an interesting question – “Can every employee articulate…
August 27, 2018
Getting the Owner Out of the Way
I posted recently about seeing a rash of mangled financial statements. I wrote it’s my top item owners should fix to increase value, and just…
August 24, 2018
Wanted: Accurate Financial Statements
Once again I’m in the middle of a deal where the seller treats accounting like a weak little step-sister. Garbage in-garbage out syndrome, co-mingling businesses,…
August 21, 2018
Moving a Deal Along with Empathy
When working with business buyers and sellers I’ve found those who demonstrate empathy to those on the others side get things moving faster (than those…
August 6, 2018
Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time
On June 2, 2018 Jason Zweig’s article in the Wall Street Journal was titled, “The Fanciful Alphabet Soup Companies Use to Fool You.” The premise…
July 25, 2018
When It’s Your Own Money….
A few months ago the Wall Street Journal’s Business section’s headline was, “China Conglomerate Gets Lifeline.” The sub-headline was, “Government is helping HNA Group right…
July 18, 2018
$3 Million or $3 Billion, the Fundamentals Matter
The May 21, 2018 Wall Street Journal had a special section titled, “C-Suite Strategies.” I found the interview with Hain Celestial (organic foods and teas)…
June 6, 2018
Depth Not Dependency
At the start of the 2018 baseball season you might not have believed it when you saw a record number of games snowed out across…
