The 3 worst mistakes companies make when adopting a new ERP system What had once been a CEO-sponsored sacred cow back in the day now lumbered across the enterprise like an intoxicated dinosaur. An IBM-legacy, DOS-based system (let’s just call it T. Rex for short)…
5 ½ reasons owners leave money on the table when selling a company You started out of your garage. Things took off. Remember the Christmas party you couldn’t afford and had anyway? How about Tammy? She helped you open your first office, and she’s still…
3 epic business theories to raise your bottom line I make a living out of cleaning up messes. As a parachuting CFO and strategy consultant, one of my first tasks is to dismantle the assembly line mentality. When that takes over finance, IT, engineering, marketing,…
It’s on you! Rethink responsibility You were supposed to send out a president’s update to the board of directors. You missed it. IT WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Responsibility often sits in the same sentence as blame or fault. Ouch. The words carry a negative connation. No…
Overcoming adversity in ‘the big three’ of business challenges Customers leave. Rules changes. Technology evolves. Disasters strike, business gets downsized, expenses grow, market share shrinks. In a nutshell, adversity happens. On this point, the movie Hidden Figures should be required viewing. It inspires us to kick…
Finance done wrong: 3 top financial mistakes to watch out for She’s won’t give an inch. He’s a hot mess over failed expectations. Sounds like a Jennifer Aniston movie, right? Wrong. These are grown people looking at the numbers side of their business in a…
Why business savvy people already know what their 2017 looks like Draw a circle. There’s your sphere of influence – the things you control. Now draw another one around that inner circle. Those things are outside your control: the economy, North Korea, laws Congress will…
Do you really know what is happening with your business? By now you are probably tired of discussing the campaigns, election, and the final results that surprised many people and surely most pollsters. So let’s not discuss it. Instead, let’s talk about the current trends…
6 ideas to super accelerate your career If you think things “happen” to you (as in: Others get promoted, when’s it going to be MY turn?) or if you think you are a victim of circumstance (as in: Everybody else went to the New York…
Why you don’t want equality in the workplace BEFORE YOU THINK I’M A CHAUVINIST, STAY WITH ME. YOU’LL SEE WHAT I MEAN WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MINUTES IN THIS ARTICLE ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY . . . Most would agree that the world is diverse. After…