No matter how much experience and knowledge we have as CEOs, making critical strategic decisions is not always easy. First, there is a lot riding on our choices. Not just the success and sustainability of our companies, but also the livelihoods of the people we employ.
Good Growth vs. Bad Growth Generally, American companies – and Americans themselves – are pretty darn bullish on growth. In fact, our entire financial system is set up to measure growth specifically – to the exclusion of virtually all other measurements. Stock prices are based on publicly held company’s future growth in revenue, and venture […]
Smart companies typically spend the end of each year planning for the next. But again this year (thanks to the state of our economy), even the smartest business owners have questions that make even simple annual planning anything but typical. This year, business owners are asking: When will the economy recover? How will its return affect […]
“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” — Friedrich Nietzsche Entrepreneurs are optimists. They are comfortable with the unknown – otherwise they wouldn’t be entrepreneurs selling themselves, growing their ideas and taking chances.
Smart companies typically spend the end of each year planning for the next. But this year (thanks to our ever-changing economy), even the smartest business owners have questions that make even simple annual planning anything but typical. This year, business owners are asking:
