

TRUTH, HONESTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF INFORMED DECISIONS
Shel Hart 3-2022 We live in turbulent times. Our polarization has made it nearly impossible to have genuine, two-way communication that...

SUCCESS - IT'S HOW YOU GO FAST
Speed, speed, speed... Everyone wants to go fast! On the track and in business, conversations largely revolve around speed with little...

PRIVATELY HELD BUSINESS OWNER MANIFESTO
There are over 25 million businesses in the United States. 97% of these businesses generate less than $100M in annualized sales with...

VALUATION - LOOKING BENEATH THE WATER LINE
Value - Looking beneath the water line In 1912, the world’s largest movable object set sail. The British passenger liner, the Titanic,...

BUSINESS SALE - ASSET VS. STOCK?
You’ve worked for years in building the value of your company, looking towards an exponential return upon sale. With a little wind at...

YOU NEED MORE STRESS!
“Good” stress that is! Many people are unaware that there are two types of stress: Distress and Eustress. Distress is bad stress and...

METRICS - WHAT'S ON YOUR DASHBOARD?
Business is a careful balance of “head” and “heart”. “Head” can be defined as the processes, work-flow, structures, governance,...

CEO's NEED A RAISE!
There is much publicity about Executive compensation. It’s understandable when last year’s top CEO’s of the Fortune 500 received an...

BABY BOOMER SELL OFF?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 27.9M small businesses (under 500 EE’s) making up 99.7% of U.S. employer firms in 2010. ...

BREAK THE CURSE!
A client feels his life and business is under attack. Upon further investigation, there was indeed a curse against the business and his...