The road just got rockier and the atmosphere foggier. Stock market turmoil, coupled with continued uncertainty about federal fiscal policy and the Euro, creates additional challenges for every business owner and leadership team. The risk of a double dip recession just increased. At the same time, significant liquidity resting in investor and company balance sheets [...]

What should we make of HP CEO Leo Apotheker’s recent announcement that HP is spinning off its PC business for a future sale, despite holding worldwide market share leadership? Here are three potential answers. HP understands portfolio management. The PC industry as traditionally defined is maturing, with growth mostly in the developing world. HP has [...]

I’m on vacation, reading a fascinating book by Umair Haque entitled “The New Capitalist Manifesto.” Its gist is that too many businesses are creating profits based on what Haque calls “thin value,” value created by stealing benefits from and imposing unmeasured costs onto current and future generations. These businesses will fail in the 21st century [...]

What does the US health care crisis have in common with Delta Airline’s recent decision to stop serving 24 small cities? Both speak to the need for new business models to improve an overall system’s ability to meet diverse customer needs. Consider Delta Airlines. With rising fuel prices, Delta is cutting service to focus on [...]