What's my business worth ... now? Recent events have affected the value of privately held companies, including machine shops. The market is different. Demand is different. Supply is different. Availability of credit is different. Buyer's taste for risk is different. ...
Do-it- yourself 'Viable Vision' continued ... Brad: "Most businesses find that their fixed costs increase nearly proportionately when sales increase. It seems that for ever $1 that sales increase, so do costs. How is this avoidable?" Dr Lisa: "Yes, and some...
Do-it- yourself 'Viable Vision' Brad: "If a business owner wanted to grow the bottom-line of their company at the fastest rate possible, what would he or she have to do? And is there a way for them to do it themselves? Dr. Lisa: "Get operations 'perfect', and...
Do you really think you can do it all yourself? continued Brad: "So, we agree on the problem. What's the direction of the solution? How can a small business owner get the talent they need to grow profitably?" Dr. Lisa: "Well, that depends. It is ultimately the...
Do you really think you can do it all yourself? Dr. Lisa: "Why do many small business owners try to do it all? They wear a ton of hats and are soooo busy! The analogy of a one armed paper hanger seems to fit." Brad: "Well, we have a lot of reasons. And some good...
The annual TOCICO conference is in Japan this year and it's proving to be a very big deal. If you are a Theory of Constraints consultant, practitioner, professor, software provider, or just interested in learning more -- you should not miss this event. Let me tell you...
Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe? #3 We are continuing our series based on The Goal by Eliyahu M Goldratt and the Theory of Constraints. {This series was co-written with Brad Stillahn.} Brad: “There are tons of books and articles written about...
Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe? #2 We are continuing our series based on The Goal by Eliyahu M Goldratt and the Theory of Constraints. {This series was co-written with Brad Stillahn.} Dr. Lisa: “That’s true. In almost all of our client companies,...
Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe? Dr. Lisa: “Who’s Joe and what did he do? You’d better tell them right away. Managing people can be such a challenge.” Brad: “Joe is that problem personality you have in your organization. Joe’s just a nickname. It...
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