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Should employees buy the company?

January 9, 2017

Here is a link to my recent Business Journal column, Should Employees Buy the Company? If you have time to read it, please let me know […]

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Select consultants based on their RESULTS.

July 31, 2016

Prior results should be the determining factor in selecting a consultant.

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3 Critical CEO Attributes

May 1, 2016

Although different companies may require different qualifications at different times, the following key attributes are essential no matter what the situation. Every CEO must be […]

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Client’s 150th birthday!

September 13, 2015

R. M. Wade & Co. celebrates 150th birthday! In 2003, I worked as a consultant to R.M. Wade & Co., a 5th-generation family-owned business.

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A heart-warming family business story…..

September 7, 2014

In January 1987, just 5 months into my career, I received my first turnaround referral from the Special

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The job of the board of directors

March 9, 2014

According to Rick Miller, the role of the corporate director is to be “strategically engaged; operationally distant.”

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Office Depot/Office Max

March 6, 2013

Office Depot/Office Max merger: Doomed unless they hire a new, competent CEO

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Renee’s Rule™: Check references.

May 6, 2012

Memo to Yahoo: Check references.

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Harry and David Update

March 23, 2011

There’s a very tight lid on communications from Harry and David. I don’t know what’s going on inside, but here are some things I do […]

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Did e-readers kill Borders?

February 18, 2011

It’s easy to blame e-readers and associated technological changes for Borders’ predicament, but they are merely the symptoms and not the disease. When companies face […]

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