Do you know what’s going on in your company?

Sadly, most CEO’s that I meet, claim to know but when I ask questions about key indicators, I get confusing answers, to say the least. Some defer to their accountants and others drag out the latest reams of financial statement to show me. But the question to them is,...

Evidence and Proof

Every month, I have a Jehovah Witness man knock at my door to ‘spread the good word’ and I always listen to him,even though I am an atheist1 . Although I have long ago given up my futile efforts to argue with him, I take his monthly publications, (the widest-read...

How to Make a Million Dollars

apologize for tempting you to follow me, three issues ago, into the investment world with our newsletter discussing gold. But my apology is too late, because already some readers have asked us to explain the stated ‘lousy investment’ associated with house ownership....

The Secret Sauce

Why do widespread companies (from Alberta, Austria, India, Mexico, Russia, the Ukraine, the U.S.) reach out to CCCC, a small management boutique in Ottawa? The answer is that they have heard about organizations improving 30% in their first year of exposure to CCCC and...

A Team of Two

Confusion exists in many enterprises about who is responsible for whom, who is to do what, who has authority over this or that, who is to blame, and which deliverables are needed to ensure a successful job. A simple concept called “A Team of Two” quickly reduces...