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We need a serious rethink about how we handle corporate governance. Here is why, what and how we can do that. It's important to you, me, companies, the economy and our way of life (seriously!). Read More

What kind of recovery should we expect now from the Great Recession? This is a key business question of interest to business leaders everywhere. What do you think? To find out what one group of senior business leaders and consultants thought as of September 22, 2009, read this article. Read More

Lehman Brothers, on the one year anniversary of this largest bankruptcy in US history, there are lessons to be learned from this financial system catastrophe. Here they are... Read More

Do you know what the majority of business owners have as their preferred recession fighting response? Learn what it is along with what and what not to do. Businesses will be much better off for it—. Read More

According to a new study by researchers from three Canadian universities, the biggest red flag for a potential accounting fraud is a CEO with a truly oversized ego. Here is a recipe for how to better prevent it. Read More

When things aren't going well, business can be awfully tough. So, if your situation is one that's not much fun, maybe you have 'a problem'. Is this you? Don't despair, almost every problem has a number of reasonable and workable solutions if you only... Read More

Welcome to my Guy Kawasaki advice mash-up - my take on Guy's advice for entrepreneurs and CEOs that he offered during a couple of recent talks. These are ideas that can help you get your company's 'ducks all lined up' and your organization 'firing on all cylinders'. Read More

Europe is having its fair share of auto sector troubles right now and both Porsche and Volkswagen have been caught up in them. However, the really interesting sector news is about Porsche family firm politics and the downside of BHAGs. Read about their problems and how they could have avoided them... Read More

There's a cautionary tale for sales people and a recipe for turnaround success in the story of Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG). Descartes has gone: from (i) huge success to (ii) almost total failure to (iii) turnaround success (revenue is now up 50% from 4 years ago and profits are 10 fold higher). How did they do it? The answer is ... Read More