Guest on The Family Biz Show
August 7, 2021
Recently I was invited by Michael Palumbos to be a guest on The Family Biz Show. The topic? “Psychological and Practical Pitfalls in Family Business […]
Read MoreWhat is a turnaround?
November 6, 2011
During the annual conference of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) which was held the last week in October, I attended two sessions about “turnarounds” and […]
Read MoreWhat does a turnaround expert DO?
February 21, 2011
I have recently been asked by reporters, “What would you do at Harry and David?” I responded with a description of the turnaround steps described […]
Read MoreRenee’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 […]
Read MoreRenee’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 […]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™: What gets measured matters.
June 28, 2009
Every manager knows the axiom “What gets measured is what gets done,” but too often managers overlook key measurements. An example: When cash is tight, […]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™: If you can’t understand what someone is saying, he may not be saying anything.
May 27, 2009
I’ve seen some pretty scary hiring mistakes. Here is an example in which “The Emperor Had No Clothes.” In the 1990’s, I became Interim CEO […]
Read MoreRenee’s Rule™: “Bigger” may not be “safer.”
May 17, 2009
When is it “safer” to hire a “big” professional firm rather than a smaller one? This is a topic I’ll be exploring in several different […]
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 hold by their vendors but […]
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 equipment described the process they […]
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