Quick Tips To Keep You Really Productive
There’s a tsunami of data coming at you: emails, texts, invitations, workshops, invitations for coffee, blog posts, WSJ articles, radio shows clips from NPR, reports, surveys. How do you keeps things moving forward? How do you stop missing things? Because you know if...So You Want To Win? – The Mental Side of Business
To do your best work you need to focus. You need to master your craft. To be the best in your market, the best in your region, the best in the world requires a mental discipline few possess. I’ve always been competitive. I want to win. Even in hobbies,...Strategic Plans – How to Do Them
The Strategic Plan sounds like a big company tool. The sort of thing that IBM or Google might pull together. Well I’ve been involved in large and small companies, driving strategic plans for many years and I’m convinced they’ve become, ironically,...Internet of Things – Some Thoughts
Google acquired a thermostat company called Nest for $3.2 Billion this week. Shocker or was it? The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, was packed full of internet connected devices from toothbrushes, wristwatches, ovens, toys, fitness trackers and of...Cashing Out – What Advisors Do I Need and What Are Their Roles?
There has been an explosion of consultants who offer some form of Exit Planning advice. Most have some value to add to the process. However to guide you through the landscape of services available to you, I’ve highlighted the key roles to achieve the following:...How Does Debt Factor into Value?
The Lex column in the FT recently reviewed the market capitalisation of Tesla and Fiat. Tesla is bigger at $17bn Vs. Fiat at $10bn. Now some of you may find that bizarre. Fiat sells 5m cars a year and Tesla sells 20,000 (and being a niche brand will never sell 5m)....The Key To Financial Plans are the Policies
Whether you are about to dive into your new financial year or are half way through it, it’s likely that you created a financial plan to aim at. But the achievement of financial plans has nothing to do with the financial numbers. It’s all about the policies...How to Measure Velocity in Your Projects
I’d like to share a simple technique I’ve deployed to help trap movement across many different types of projects. I’ve used this simple table to measure the speed of movement in sales pipelines, recruitment projects and acquisition strategies. You...Private Companies – Why Form a Board?
Every public company has a formal Board of Directors with fiduciary duties to shareholders. However as the owner of a private company I’d like use this post to highlight some of the objectives, benefits and costs of various forms of Boards. The Advisory Board...Operational Excellence For Exits
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