by David Shea | Jan 10, 2020 | Research / News
What’s the Strategic Plan? This is one of the most over-used phases in business and implications of the answer can create anxiety in CEOs, boards and investors alike. The strategic plan has taken a lot of hits in the business conversations lately, mostly questioning...
by David Shea | Mar 6, 2018 | Writings
In the Feb. 19 edition of Barron’s featured a story that dissected the valuation of General Electric but the article did not reference the question of “how did it come to this”? The fall of the GE Empire was driven by both exogenous events and self-inflicted wounds....
by David Shea | Nov 7, 2017 | Research
The transition to becoming a profitable mid-stage enterprise is the most challenging period a business will face in its entire lifecycle. The maturation to a stable business can be particularly challenging for the CEO/Owner who faces new types of risks and decision...
by David Shea | Oct 4, 2017 | Curator in Chief, Writings
Originally compiled by Drake Baer and Richard Feloni and published by Business Insider on February 14, 2016, these quotes capture the essence of what Theodore Roosevelt meant to the country and to the ideals of the Republican Party. And if you ever wondered why his...
by David Shea | Aug 8, 2017 | Writings
In a capitalist system the financial sector is supposed to be the grease that makes the wheels of the economy move forward – not be the wheels. In their outstanding book 13 Bankers – The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown, authors Simon Johnson and...