Think about how young children are being taught today. With a sweep of a finger, a toddler is turning the page on her dad’s iPad to be entertained. She is bored with a real book.
An advantage that big businesses have over their smaller counterparts is economies of scale. Through the phenomenon of economies of scale, these businesses are able to simultaneously lower prices...
I’m often asked what are the keys to a successful acquisition? I have one simple answer: Have a process.
You can compare the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process to the hiring process. Before we...
Have you ever watched a TV commercial, or better yet, an infomercial that made you want to buy something, and then you thought…wait a minute…how did they do that? How did the convince me so...
As long-time Blue Ocean Strategists® we were so excited to see the authors, Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim, publish their new book, Blue Ocean Shift. Already a best-seller, it reconfirmed for us...
One of the great lessons I have learned from my membership in Vistage is that you should always have a “back-up” plan. What should we do when a key employee departs? How would we handle succession...
