Do you find yourself always asking, “Where Are We?”

“Where are we” is a question I hear all the time. Usually, the questioner is looking for some answers about the business landscape and where we might be in the…
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Getting in hot water with bank covenants?

This month's issue of CFO magazine included an article, Tripped Up, about the many companies that are violating their loan covenants and offers some ideas about how to avoid those…
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Work Share program avoids layoffs

In our CEO Round Table meetings, we have discussed on several occasions the Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance program available through the California Economic Development Dept., which provides a temporary and…
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Like I’ve been saying ….

Angels invested more than $19 Billion in 2008 according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. The NY Times published an article today reporting the…
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Light at the end of the tunnel?

One leaf does not a fall make … but there is some glimmer of economic improvement in the Bay area. Too slow … not enough … but maybe a beginning?
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Don’t skip this! Create Goals that Have Meaning

Creating goals that have meaning “It’s just a goal.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard too many times when a business leader engages in a performance review with an employee or…
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The Meineke Syndrome?

I can't say I've heard that phrase before … but it refers to the Meineke ads that shouted: "I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler!" The NY…
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The need for independent directors

As you know, I have long advocated the value of independent directors in the middle market. They bring perspective and diversity to family businesses in particular, and more subtly, help…
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Trump on Valuation? Really?

For you valuation junkies out there, it's kind of a hoot to hear The Donald talk about how he values companies and his interest in them in an interview with…
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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

Do you find yourself always asking, “Where Are We?”

“Where are we” is a question I hear all the time. Usually, the questioner is looking for some answers about the business landscape and where we might be in the…
Read More

Getting in hot water with bank covenants?

This month's issue of CFO magazine included an article, Tripped Up, about the many companies that are violating their loan covenants and offers some ideas about how to avoid those…
Read More

Work Share program avoids layoffs

In our CEO Round Table meetings, we have discussed on several occasions the Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance program available through the California Economic Development Dept., which provides a temporary and…
Read More

Like I’ve been saying ….

Angels invested more than $19 Billion in 2008 according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. The NY Times published an article today reporting the…
Read More

Light at the end of the tunnel?

One leaf does not a fall make … but there is some glimmer of economic improvement in the Bay area. Too slow … not enough … but maybe a beginning?
Read More

Don’t skip this! Create Goals that Have Meaning

Creating goals that have meaning “It’s just a goal.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard too many times when a business leader engages in a performance review with an employee or…
Read More

The Meineke Syndrome?

I can't say I've heard that phrase before … but it refers to the Meineke ads that shouted: "I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler!" The NY…
Read More

The need for independent directors

As you know, I have long advocated the value of independent directors in the middle market. They bring perspective and diversity to family businesses in particular, and more subtly, help…
Read More

Trump on Valuation? Really?

For you valuation junkies out there, it's kind of a hoot to hear The Donald talk about how he values companies and his interest in them in an interview with…
Read More
1 86 87 88 89 90 101

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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