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How the Best Stay Their Best

Posted by 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 [...]

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The Importance of Market Connection

Posted by 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…

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Fad or Trend?

Posted by 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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Revealing Phrases

Posted by 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 [...]

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Mountains, Molehills, and The Value of Good Advisors

Posted by 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 [...]

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