Let the laymen set the deal!

Once in awhile, it's nice to see your advice echoed in the halls from someone like Warren Buffett. Since my early investment and venture capital days, I have promoted the…
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CA seed money drying up

No surprise that California's continuing budget problems resulted in a significant drop in funds available through the California Small Business Loan Guarantee program. Why? Because a chunk of its trust…
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Have a Truth Teller onBoard?

I'm a relentless advocate for outside board members in family businesses, in large part to divorce the value of objective business discussions from subjective family dynamics. I've seen a family…
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Is anyone really independent?

I wish had the time to write about all that's on my mind about the SEC charges vs. Goldman. The crux of my most recent post was that institutional investors…
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Email Overload. Really?

No news flash here … except that many of us share the frustration over the relentless flood of email that washes ashore 24/7. There is a nugget somewhere in various…
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No Jerks Allowed!

Many of you have seen articles about this general theme recently – in part a function of "The No A**hole Rule" published last year by Dr. Robert Sutton of Stanford…
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Hypnotizing Chickens?

I must admit that's a new phrase to me … but it's a kissing cousin to "Death by PowerPoint", it seems. You'll enjoy the recent NY Times article about the…
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Business Finance | Does EBITDA Bury Its Own Dead?

Does EBITDA really tell you what you need to know?“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life … unless I buy something.”–        …
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People are still – and will always be #1.

Many of you are familiar with my interest in the Corner Office articles appearing in the New York Times on a regular basis. These articles, by Adam Bryant, focus on…
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About Me

I am a professional author and speaker as well as a leadership coach facilitating leadership groups among CEOs and senior business leaders in the SF Bay area.

I am the author or more than 125+ newspaper columns published by the SF Bay affiliate of the NY Times among the 550+ articles here. I have also written 3 ebooks about Leadership & Business Finance.


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Testimonials

About Me

I am a professional author and speaker as well as a leadership coach facilitating leadership groups among CEOs and senior business leaders in the SF Bay area.

I am the author or more than 125+ newspaper columns published by the SF Bay affiliate of the NY Times among the 550+ articles here. I have also written 3 ebooks about Leadership & Business Finance.


Read more ….

Testimonials

Let the laymen set the deal!

Once in awhile, it's nice to see your advice echoed in the halls from someone like Warren Buffett. Since my early investment and venture capital days, I have promoted the…
Read More

CA seed money drying up

No surprise that California's continuing budget problems resulted in a significant drop in funds available through the California Small Business Loan Guarantee program. Why? Because a chunk of its trust…
Read More

Have a Truth Teller onBoard?

I'm a relentless advocate for outside board members in family businesses, in large part to divorce the value of objective business discussions from subjective family dynamics. I've seen a family…
Read More

Is anyone really independent?

I wish had the time to write about all that's on my mind about the SEC charges vs. Goldman. The crux of my most recent post was that institutional investors…
Read More

Email Overload. Really?

No news flash here … except that many of us share the frustration over the relentless flood of email that washes ashore 24/7. There is a nugget somewhere in various…
Read More

No Jerks Allowed!

Many of you have seen articles about this general theme recently – in part a function of "The No A**hole Rule" published last year by Dr. Robert Sutton of Stanford…
Read More

Hypnotizing Chickens?

I must admit that's a new phrase to me … but it's a kissing cousin to "Death by PowerPoint", it seems. You'll enjoy the recent NY Times article about the…
Read More

Business Finance | Does EBITDA Bury Its Own Dead?

Does EBITDA really tell you what you need to know?“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life … unless I buy something.”–        …
Read More

People are still – and will always be #1.

Many of you are familiar with my interest in the Corner Office articles appearing in the New York Times on a regular basis. These articles, by Adam Bryant, focus on…
Read More
1 75 76 77 78 79 101

About Me

I am a professional author and speaker as well as a leadership coach facilitating leadership groups among CEOs and senior business leaders in the SF Bay area.

I am the author or more than 125+ newspaper columns published by the SF Bay affiliate of the NY Times among the 550+ articles here. I have also written 3 ebooks about Leadership & Business Finance.


Read more ….

Testimonials

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