Mergers and Acquisitions a game of how good is your Posse.

Saturday 28 July 2007 at 4:13 pm In the old Western movies, the town Sheriff was always assembling a Posse to chase after the bad guys. The Posse was ad hoc, no training necessary, just a horse, rifle, and bullets. (more)

Mistakes? I've made a few...

Friday 20 July 2007 at 9:57 pm Mistakes are a part of life and business, everyone makes them, but it is human nature not to want to admit we make them. Some people never admit them even to themselves, let alone someone else. We hope our mistakes are minor and do not require telling anyone about them. In basketball they refer to this as "no harm, no foul". (more)

Appealing to the kid inside each one of us...

Thursday 05 July 2007 at 8:11 pm I came across a cartoon (author unknown) that pictured a manager having a brainstorming session with his employees. The manager was emphasizing a need for innovation, creativity and new ideas. The caption read "What we need are some new ideas. You know, like the ones we had last year." (more)