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I’m on THESTREET.COM

October 18, 2010

Today, TheStreet.com published an article by me, “5 Biggest Business Mistakes.” You can read it by clicking here. I sent an email to some of […]

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Leadership and Nokia

October 14, 2010

In the 9/20-9/26 edition of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Matthew Lynn (and the photo that accompanied the article) implied that Stephen Elop, who became CEO of Nokia […]

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Blockbuster/Meyer update

July 20, 2010

Well, Gregory Meyer was, in fact, added to the board of Blockbuster. The questions now are: Is it too late, anyway? Will he be able […]

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5 Signs Your Company’s in Distress

July 18, 2010

Last week, Randy Myers wrote a great story for MSN Money featuring my feedback to him about signs of corporate distress. If you’d like to […]

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Blockbuster saga continues

June 18, 2010

Can’t help it–I am fascinated with Gregory Meyer’s challenge to the Blockbuster board. For all I know, Meyer is a total flake, but why would […]

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Renee’s Rule™: You can’t have two captains on the same ship.

June 6, 2010

One of the headlines today in the New York Times reads, “In Gulf, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Oil Rig.” If “who […]

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Technology can be a game changer.

June 1, 2010

Last week, The Deal quoted me as saying that technology just might give Borders a second lease on life.  Links to the article are available […]

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Blockbuster

May 8, 2010

I am not a Blockbuster expert and don’t know any of the players personally, but the situation has caught my attention. First, Gregory Meyer, who […]

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I am back + Blockbuster

May 6, 2010

After three back-to-back turnaround gigs which started last July and kept me beyond busy, I now have some time to return to blogging. I have […]

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Renee’s Rule™: Two sick companies don’t make a healthy one.

August 4, 2009

When revenues decline, and profits are non-existent, companies often believe that if they buy or merge with another company, the increased revenues will solve their […]

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