Technology trends facing business in 2021 and beyond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on external trends. In Part 3, we study technology trends that will impact business in 2021 and beyond. Other 2021 trends Part 1: Ecological trends facing business in 2021 and...
Social trends facing business in 2021 and beyond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and midsize businesses in 2021. In Part 2, we study social trends in business. Other 2021 trends Part 1: Ecological trends facing business in 2021 and...
Ecological trends facing business in 2021 and beyond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and midsize businesses in 2021. In Part 1, we study ecological trends in business. Other 2021 trends Part 2: Social trends facing business in 2021 and...
9 key ways to gather and report useful KPIs
For CEOs leading their companies out of the pandemic, the truth can be found in key performance indicators (KPIs) — the metrics that track the pulse of a business.
The Future of Work in America
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Foreword This white paper was co-authored by Marc Emmer, Anne Petrik and Joe Galvin. Change was always coming to the modern workplace. The events of 2020 just accelerated it. In March, shortly after COVID-19 was declared a global...
How to Run a Global Virtual Strategy Session
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have to admit, I was very unhappy at the beginning of the pandemic. Not because I was stuck at home watching cat videos on TikTok, but because I thought our strategy practice could go to hell. After all, I am paid to run meetings...
The Solution: How Business Can Help Rebuild
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Social unrest in recent weeks represents not only a racial divide, but a chain reaction to the financial oppression that constrains our economic growth. As business leaders, we play a role in rebuilding the U.S. economy and...
Where Do We Go From Here? 3 Economic Scenarios
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recessions are an important part of our socioeconomic system. They reshuffle the deck by restoring order in markets that are out of balance. This is an inconvenient truth for the local restaurateur who just laid off his entire staff....
SBA Loans: What You Need to Know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disclaimer: I am a business strategist, not an attorney or banker. As with any important transaction, make sure you receive professional advice to assess your risk. For small business owners, today may mark one of the most important...
