Are you smarter than an economist?
May 11, 2009
Have you been thinking that you may be smarter than the economists and “talking heads?” that your guess may be [...]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™: Don’t sell to customers who won’t pay.
May 10, 2009
I have been shocked by the number of companies I’ve met recently that have been placed on COD or credit [...]
Read MoreThe Experience Fallacy
May 5, 2009
Too often, people make hiring decisions based upon “experience” rather than “results.” A true story illustrates my point. Several years [...]
Read MoreI love being right, but..
April 11, 2009
If you know me, you know I love being right, but lately, I wish I weren’t right so often. When [...]
Read MoreTurnarounds and The Turnaround Management Association
April 2, 2009
In my January 20th post, “Distressed Investing Conference #1,” I wrote, “…the Turnaround Management Association today might more appropriately be [...]
Read MoreLean manufacturing: not a panacea
March 22, 2009
Not long ago, I attended a meeting of the local APICS chapter at which managers from a manufacturer of dental [...]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™: The sooner, the better.
March 22, 2009
Recently, I visited a potential client. The company was at Death’s Door. Their bank had not required any financial statements [...]
Read MoreWomen’s Private Equity Summit
March 14, 2009
Thursday and Friday, I attended the Women’s Private Equity Summit (300 women and one very brave man). The conference covered [...]
Read MoreThe economy: How things look from England
March 8, 2009
A friend sent me an interesting—if depressing—presentation about the economy (past, present, and future) that was made by Alchemy Partners [...]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™- There is no subsitute for common sense
March 4, 2009
It seems like every minute a new book with the “latest” business “secrets” hits the market. In reality, however, running [...]
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