No, this isn’t an article about expletives in the workplace. Frankly, those are much more tolerable than the words that I am addressing today. Expletives might be offensive and create a less than pleasant work environment for some but it …
Delays beget delays. Speed generates speed. Ask yourself how your organization behaves. I have the benefit of working with multiple organizations simultaneously so I have the unique ability to benchmark decision processes between organizations as they are occurring in real …
This is the third newsletter that I am writing as I sit in an airport delayed on my way back from Thanksgiving travels. When the airline announced a flight delay, I had a decision to make. Would the delay end …
I don’t golf. That might seem like a strange opening for a blog post titled “Finance Matters”. Who cares whether I care to spend my Saturdays walking around swinging a golf club or not? But, there’s a point to be …
The inspiration for my monthly newsletters comes from many different places. Sometimes it is a client experience that I think will be of interest to my readers, at times an experience I personally had with a business, others from a …
As I write this newsletter, I have insights into several businesses where transition issues are somewhat of a hot topic. Frankly, this isn’t an area on which I focus but I have dealt with it over the years. The differences …
My friend and colleague, Phil Stayman, Controller of Fitcorp USA, Inc. recently shared with me the following accounting axiom which he coined Stayman’s Law. “If you don’t know what an amount is, where it came from or why, any action …
Earlier this month, we took a family vacation to Niagara Falls. The history of the falls is amazing as is the fact that it is a tourist destination for people the world over. The falls are clearly a natural wonder …
In order to achieve business and personal growth, you have to make sure that those around you are growing as well. One of the most satisfying engagements I have had during the past year is one in which I witnessed …
What is the speed with which you and your organization can accomplish a goal? It is no secret that the world moves at a much quicker pace than it did even a few years ago but is your business keeping …
