I Pay Attention When Everyone Is Happy With the Number

Bad numbers have a way of getting everyone’s attention. When sales fall short, expenses jump unexpectedly, or a result moves in the wrong direction, people start asking questions. Reports get reviewed more closely, calculations get checked, and someone wants to know what happened. Good numbers usually receive a much warmer welcome. When a result comes […]
Some Business Advice Sounds Better in a Book Than It Does on Monday Morning

I have read business books for most of my adult life, and I still enjoy them. A good business book can introduce an idea I have never considered, give me a different way to look at a familiar problem, or make me question something I have been doing for years. What has changed over time […]