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Rite-Aid – How Can Such a Big, Well Funded Company Fail?

Rite-Aid – How Can Such a Big, Well Funded Company Fail?

October 17, 2023

The podcast explains how regardless of size, if your business falls out of line with trends it will end up in trouble. The first sign is often trouble keeping up your revenue growth.

Managing Conflict In a Fast Changing World

Managing Conflict In a Fast Changing World

October 11, 2023

This podcast explores how conflicts begin due to differing beliefs based on historical experiences. In business we often “Lock in” behaviorally, structurally and with our costs to a model – or way of doing business.

Why Revenues Are More Important Than Earnings

Why Revenues Are More Important Than Earnings

October 5, 2023

This podcast explains how a 20+ year of company reviews has demonstrated that for big companies, small companies, public and private revenues provide the road to success

Changes in Work – Unions, Demograhics, Trust and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Changes in Work – Unions, Demograhics, Trust and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

September 4, 2023

With many leaders over 60, a trust issue has developed between younger workers and older leaders. Many younger workers aren’t willing to follow leaders unquestioningly.

Can You Recognize a Marketplace Tipping Point?

Can You Recognize a Marketplace Tipping Point?

August 26, 2023

Listen to how current sales of EVs, the early moves of city planners and the already “upside down” population age groups all indicate tipping points that are already impacting markets, and offering opportunities for early adopters to outpace the competition now.

Business Lessons from the LaHaini Fire

Business Lessons from the LaHaini Fire

August 21, 2023

Although Mother Nature played a role, there is much business leaders can learn from how the fire developed and how Maui’s leaders reacted, failing to mitigate bad outcomes.

Are EV’s Still a Trend, Or Has the Bubble Burst?

Are EV’s Still a Trend, Or Has the Bubble Burst?

This podcast teaches us how to analyze trends, and make investments with commitment to the trends. How to overcome media hype by understanding the trends. By looking at overall demand, year over year demand, and growth in volume we can see that EV sales are still in hyper growth mode.

Get Outside Your Box – Then Think!

Get Outside Your Box – Then Think!

This podcast was recorded with Manny in Panang Malaysia, where he was getting his eyes and ears full of new ideas. Attending a semiconductor manufacturing conference he was hearing from leaders and entrepreneurs about how they get things done.

Twitter vs Thread vs ChatGPT – Knowing How To Manage Innovation

Twitter vs Thread vs ChatGPT – Knowing How To Manage Innovation

This podcast explains disruptive innovations vs sustaining implications, and dives deep into the implications for launch – as well as expectations for adoption. We discuss the clear guidelines for defining innovations, understanding the requirements being placed on customers, and managing launches to increase the odds of success.

Using Your Value Proposition to Drive Start-Up Growth

Using Your Value Proposition to Drive Start-Up Growth

Do you know WHY people should want to do business with your start-up, without discussing HOW you do it? This #Podcast interviews Jordan Shepley founder of The Headling Lounge.