Monthly Archives: October 2012

No negative surprises! Be first to warn of shortfalls.

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dave Berkus

In past insights, we’ve explored data gathering and dashboards for tracking the most important information to manage your company. Every good executive has a set of critical data points that best alert him or her to the changes in the … Continue reading →

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Can you just tell little business lies?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dave Berkus

“He’s not in right now.”  “I am going to the doctor at that time.”  “I paid only two dollars a unit to your competitor.”  Whether not true and used to avoid hurting someone’s feelings, or whether used to gain an … Continue reading →

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Separate “Chairman from “CEO.”

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Dave Berkus

More and more today, shareholder organizations recommend that the positions of chairman and president (or CEO) be split, so there are checks and balances at the board level in the leadership.  This recommendation is true for all companies with outside … Continue reading →

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Use your board’s “golden contacts.”

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Dave Berkus

Boards of directors have a number of important functions, both legal and structural.  Boards provide or see to it that there are resources for the company (especially money) to operate.  The board selects, monitors, helps, and oversees compensation for the … Continue reading →

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Announcing Dave’s new book: BASIC BERKONOMICS – with twelve guest authors

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Dave Berkus

Just released! BASIC BERKONOMICS by Dave Berkus … and twelve of his expert entrepreneurial friends: John Huston, Bill Payne, Frank Peters, Basil Peters, JJ Richa, David S. Rose, Richard Sudek, David Steakley, William De Temple, Berni Jubb, Eric Greenspan, and … Continue reading →

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