When is a Lie a Lie?

  There has been a lot of press recently regarding people in positions of power, who have lied to advance their agenda, gain more power or take advantage of someone else to enrich themselves. The concept of lying and deception has gained a lot of attention,...

70% of M&A Deals Fail To Meet Expectations

How M&A Deals Are Like Marriages and What To Do About Failed Expectations   According to multiple studies 70% of M&A deals fail to meet expectations. Other statistics show that the divorce rate in marriages in the United States approaches 50%. But despite...

Why Small Business CEO Successions Often Fail

  We often receive calls from companies that are in various stages of business decline and are asked to help them deal with their issues. Our approach is to understand why the company is in decline and to identify the events or issues that contributed to their...

And the Shutdown Continues

  Two weeks ago, we wrote about the effects of the shutdown on small and medium businesses. Today we’re writing about the effects on all of us as people. Over the years of writing blogs, we have shied away from writing about politics. There are, in our...