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Coaching your Controller – Part 2
As the owner of your business, do you have a person heading up the accounting function who has limited or no experience managing an accounting and finance function? Very few…
How Toyota Became #1
A Live Case on Superb Strategy, Time Span and Leadership by David Magee How to Dominate an Industry by Focusing on the Long Term Everyone knows that Toyota has had an…
DAD'S BELT – no challenge is insurmountable
Out of all the things my dad left me when he died, a piece of an old combine belt was the most valuable. It was the belt his father used…
Surviving Difficult & Turbulent Times by Taking the Strategic View
How to develop a strategy to survive the recession To survive these difficult times please do not panic and make strategic decisions based on your competitive advantages. We are in…
Survive and Thrive in Turbulent Times
…a Finance perspective from James Phillipson When a business encounters turbulent times, there are many ways that the CFO/Controller and CEO can face the challenges to enhance the financial position…
Six Principles to Survive and Thrive in Turbulent Times
…a Marketing perspective from Neville Pokroy Canadian Business Magazine: January 26, 2009 The CEO Poll: Dark skies ahead Canadian business leaders think the economy will get a lot worse….
Under-delivering – a surefire strategy for failure
Marketing Tip… from Neville Pokroy In this challenging economy, whether you are high end or economy style business, it’s a surefire way to get butt kicked by your competition. So, here…
Improve Your Selling Skills Create Your Competitive Advantage
To be successful in life you have to be able to sell. This skill is of vital importance not only for sales and marketing people but also for all other…
Recommended Readings on Strategic Innovations to Grow Sales
In the November newsletter we discussed how to downsize your organization during difficult times. Unfortunately you can downsize your company to death. Here are two books that demonstrate how you…
Optimize the performance of your staff through motivation
Do your staff, have more work than they can manage? It is often said that work expands to meet the time available, but this does not occur when staff are…