Is It Time to Throw Out the HR Playbook?
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In my speaking engagements around North America, I talk to hundreds of executives every year who gripe about their inability to attract and retain talent. As the...
Simple Steps for Creating Mission and Values Statements
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have been there: Your vendor misses a delivery. Your system goes down. Your employee forgets to tell the client. You want...
Every Industry is Being Reshaped by Mega-Deals
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago there was an obscure story on page B6 of The Wall Street Journal, titled "Hospitals to Make, Sell Generic Drugs." I took notice, and if you do...
The Silicon Valley Playbook
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is an interesting trend afoot in technology. Once dominated by startups and wannabes, Silicon Valley now boasts a who's who of some of the world's most...
11 Keys to Preparing for the Exit
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]More businesses will be sold in the next decade than at any other time in history. Whether you are an early-stage company seeking funding or a more mature...
40 Days of Kindness
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Porter Keadle Moore, also known as PKM, is an accounting firm in Atlanta. You might assume it's the kind of place with a drab, wood-paneled office and a lack of...
Social and Ecological Trends Affecting Business in 2018 and Beyond
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this final post in our four-part series, we highlight social and ecological trends impacting business owners in 2018 and beyond. Social trends Recent sexual...
Technology Trends Affecting Business in 2018 and Beyond
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this article, Part 3 of a four-part series, we report on technology trends affecting business owners. In 2018, the promise of many emerging technologies will be...
Economic Trends Affecting Business in 2018 and Beyond
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this second post of the series, we provide an overview of economic trends facing business owners in 2018 and beyond. This post will first focus on the U.S.,...
