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 […]
Read MoreBlockbuster 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 […]
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 MoreTechnology 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 […]
Read MoreESOP: things to consider
May 18, 2010
Am quoted today by Nancy Mann Jackson at Glassdoor.com on the topic of ESOPs. My comments to her were based primarily on my experiences turning […]
Read MoreSign of the times…..
August 25, 2009
Daily, I receive multiple emails from people who are “interested” in what I do and want to “talk to me about getting into turnarounds.” Recently, […]
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™: There’s more to customer service than being nice.
July 11, 2009
I have concluded that the vast majority of companies today either do not agree with and/or do not care about and/or are clueless about how […]
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 MoreAn unexpected delight!
June 16, 2009
Some years ago, I recruited a first-rate controller to a client company. To accept the position, she had to sell her home and move to […]
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