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The Bad Meeting Test

The Bad Meeting Test

There is no joy like that of a cancelled meeting. The stay of execution. The snow day when we were kids.But you ...
The Screaming Balance Sheet

The Screaming Balance Sheet

Your balance sheet is screaming. Are you listening?The income statement gets a lot of love and attention. Sales ...
Problem Solving: The Secret Weapon

Problem Solving: The Secret Weapon

"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." VoltaireWe face many challenges and obstacles each ...
The Story of Business

The Story of Business

People love stories. Ghost stories, adventure stories, and mysteries are all best-sellers.How about the story of ...
Beware the Industry Benchmarks

Beware the Industry Benchmarks

Often, I’m asked the question ‘what is the industry average’ for certain business metrics, such as inventory days ...
Think Like a Clown

Think Like a Clown

When you get stuck on a problem: Try a new way.Each year at my kids’ school the Circus camp comes to town.  ...
The Power of Incentives

The Power of Incentives

“Call it what you will, incentives get people to work harder.”  -Nikita KhrushchevEconomists sum up the ...
The Cost of Not Knowing What it Costs

The Cost of Not Knowing What it Costs

 Traditional accounting measures the profit and loss of your entire business - the performance of the ...
The Art of Cash Flow

The Art of Cash Flow

Everyone loves cash, but few distributors focus specifically on improving cash flow. The focus is on sales growth ...
The Science of Profitability

The Science of Profitability

In the late 1800s Wallace Wattles wrote a book called The Science of Getting Rich. Wattles lays out a system to ...
How to Create Business Value

How to Create Business Value

Humans were put on this planet to create things. You were put here to create business value, you just don’t know ...
The Data Management Checklist

The Data Management Checklist

It’s painful to have an expensive route accounting software and then fill it up with dirty data. Your data is your ...
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