You run into a genie. S/he grants you 3 wishes for your BVFLS practice. What do you wish for? I know I’ve written and talked – a lot – about writing content for your own newsletter or blog. But based on my own experience, I grant you that the writing pace is a serious commitment. MORE

My friend Dennis Hebert with CFO Selections called recently regarding a client of his who is thinking of selling to his COO/GM. The holidays got in the way and then Dennis told me he felt they didn’t have a good understanding of what it takes to do a deal, so he gave them a redacted purchase and sale agreement. It caused them to pause and think. Business sellers often underestimate the complexity of what’s involved in selling a company. MORE

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past ten years (and specifically a cave with no Internet) you don’t need to be told about the importance of digital. MORE

Leading firms are applying advanced analytics across the full asset-management value chain—with real-world results. Insights on Financial Services MORE

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The smallest group that could possibly sustain you in your work… If you could pick the members of this audience, who would you choose? Their dreams, their worldviews, their energy, all up to you. If you could pick them and needed to delight them because you had no one else available, would your product or service improve? MORE

“Why am I not getting any clients through my consulting website?”. If you’re reading this article, you’re asking yourself this question. It’s a question I get all the time. And it’s the primary problem I’m trying to solve in my business — helping consulants get more clients through their website. But it’s the wrong question. We need to break this question down into chunks. Break it down into chunks, and you can turn a lofty goal into a step by step process. MORE

In a survey, 73% of fathers said there’s little workplace support for them. Work-life balance Digital Article MORE

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss the food delivery war between DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and others. Then they evaluate Boeing’s crisis management performance in the wake of two recent air disasters. Competition Competitive strategy Crisis management Audio MORE

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