Have you ever been fascinated by an expert juggling three or five balls at a time? So you try it and maybe you manage to catch one ball, then you find yourself lunging after the second, and then you have absolutely no idea where the third one went. The secret to mastering juggling is to be an expert thrower. Because, when you are good at throwing,...
Read MoreSo here we are : 2021. We are at a new beginning. • WFH is a recognized acronym• The US has a new administration,• The UK has set sail away from the EU• China is running into authoritarian complaints• Covid vaccines are hitting their stride• Social media is maybe too big for its own good• On-line and Cloud everything is the norm• Client expectatio...
Read MoreWhen we bought our rural property several years ago, the waterfront was dominated by a massive butternut tree. It was close to 60’ high with a 2-1/2’ diameter trunk. Unfortunately, butternut trees are subject to a nasty fungus called butternut canker that causes them to die off. In our case the tree had started to shed 12” limbs which, when droppe...
Read MoreHeraclitus said that the only constant is change and 2021 is holding true to form with even more dramatic change on the way. The US socio-political situation is tense but it is being resolved quite quickly. The vaccines are on the way giving us not only hope but confidence as well. China and the rest of the world are at odds but new balance is bei...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has been an excellent stress test for society - the way work and the way we live. It’s brought to light things that are obsolete, things that are inefficient, and things that from a 21st-century perspective, are simply wrong. We all read about the dramatic changes that are happening in retail. Companies are attracting clients...
Read MoreAs a consulting firm, we need to clearly understand who might buy our client’s products or services. Clients often point us to research firms that publish ‘Everything You Need to Know About X’ (the mining market, housing industry, power, ice cream, TV dinners - there are literally tens of thousands of research publications). These ‘off the shelf’ r...
Read MoreThis is the second of three articles exploring how to take your virtual meetings to the next level. Last week we discussed some good practices for virtual working meetings: the quality of your sound, lighting, positioning of the camera, environment, and the peculiarities of live interaction. Today, we are going to build on that and consider how to...
Read MoreI am based in Denmark, and, like most of you, almost all of my meetings are on-line. We have had to become TV actors in a very short period of time without the benefit of scriptwriters, makeup artists, camera operators, boom operators, sound engineers, producers, or directors. It’ll be a while till Covid is over, and even then, the virtual meeting...
Read MoreTrust is the connective tissue that binds together everything that we do: our relationships, our actions, our expectations of others. We expect businesses to deliver on their promises and behave responsibly. We expect that we can move around our communities safely, depend upon our relationships, and rely on certain truths.The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Read MoreOver the last few weeks we've been talking to a number of companies in Latvia that are interested in exporting to North America. These companies include metal fabrication, construction products, IT services and many other areas. For the most part they are well established firms trading in Europe and Scandinavia with a wide range of products and se...
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