Are You At Risk?
You ARE at risk in many ways. What are the risks? What can you do about them? Consider a webinar on June 11, 2025 to hear from 4 experts on commercial insurance, contracts, negotiation, and business.
Strategy
Whatcha Gonna Do?
So, this week, and into the near future, we have new rules and the rules are going to be changing. Tariffs are in force, more are coming, negotiations are in process that can change the tariffs with little notice, regulations are being reconsidered, lawsuits are flying, funding is being pulled back, jobs are disappearing in the government sector. There is nothing fair about all that. And you really cannot change it, unless you are the leader of a large corporation that can influence government leaders directly. That’s not me, and probably not you. So, whatcha gonna do?
Disrupt Yourself or Be Disrupted
Before you decide to accept an investment from a private equity company, consider the alternative of improving the company yourself. Accept PE investment dollars and you very likely will need to continue working at the company for 1-5 years after you take PE money. You may be enticed to make more money with a “second bite of the apple” when the PE firm exits. That exit has grown from a typical 3 years to nearly 7 years.
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“Times Are A Changin’” — Is Your Business Keeping Up?
No matter how you voted, we can all agree that something has changed and more change is coming. Are you ready? It is time to dust off your strategy for the next 5 years and make your own changes. If not, you will not achieve your growth goals, exit on your terms, and may end up closing your doors as is happening with so many restaurants, retailers, and other businesses.
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The GAME is UP. Or is it?
The GAMEs are over! At least The Games of the XXXIII (33rd) Olympiad are over. But your GAME never ends. The race to the finish for the year is now on and in full swing. You likely closed the books on the first 7 months of the year and you now have choices for the remainder of the race. . . . The choice is yours. What is your GAME plan?
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What’s Your BOSS Like?
Do people leave their boss or their BOSS? What? Your people leave because they don’t get along with someone or with the company itself. Your values, culture, and WHY you exist matter more and more to all stakeholders. The people leaving could be employees, contractors, consultants, suppliers, customers, investors, or customers.
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SWAT the SWOT and Make a KISS
Take a flyswatter and swat the standard SWOT analysis. Instead, do a SWAT for Special Weapons Accelerating Tactics and throw in some love with a KISS.
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