Archive for the ‘Business Advisory’ Category
Posted by Joe Caruso on November 8th, 2011 Category : Business Advisory
I rarely pass along full articles, but the recent article by Atul Gawande in The New Yorker is one that got my attention and I think is worth the read. It’s about a surgeon who, despite his success in the [...]
Read : How the Best Stay Their Best
Posted by Joe Caruso on September 28th, 2011 Category : Business Advisory
The key to maximizing a company’s value to the market lies in the three core drivers of business. Most companies focus too much on a single driver. This distorts the contribution form the other two drivers and weakens market connection and value. This blog examines this concept using Netflix as a quick study…
Read : The Importance of Market Connection
Posted by Joe Caruso on July 7th, 2010 Category : Business Advisory
Fad or trend? Opportunity can be found in both. Just be sure you know the difference. If you aren’t setting the trends, you can still create revenue opportunities by getting in at the front of the curve with fads that [...]
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Posted by Joe Caruso on March 24th, 2010 Category : Business Advisory
As one who studies cultures as a professional, I pay particular attention not only to what people say, but how and why they say things. When I begin working with a new client, I listen to how the people in [...]
Read : Revealing Phrases
Posted by Joe Caruso on January 19th, 2010 Category : Business Advisory
How we define our circumstances can help us either solve problems or exacerbate them. In January of 2002, Robert McNamara, who was the Secretary of Defense for John F. Kennedy, said that the decision to enter Vietnam was based on [...]
Read : Mountains, Molehills, and The Value of Good Advisors