Executing a Growth Strategy

There is universal agreement that growth companies generally get the best multiples from the investment community, whether in financial services or elsewhere. While a lift out of a talented group of bankers will give you a growth spurt, it is the elusive, consistent growth everyone seeks. Is there a process or a system you can build into your thinking and management process to increase the likelihood of growth meaningfully? Analysis shows that there must be…

Financials Strategy – Macroeconomic Expectations Recent Bank Earnings Guidance & Outlook

Robert Albertson’s most recent piece brings him back to his roots - he is a bear at heart. I can see his point, though. Beyond the charts and numbers, public sentiment has turned even more negative than in the past year. In addition, public behavior - consumer and business alike - has changed markedly. Spending is down across the board, open jobs are down dramatically, and unemployment is up meaningfully as well. Major metro market…

MANAGEMENT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Recently returned from a magnificent trip to Africa. During the trip we stayed at four different lodges, all wonderful in their own way. One lodge in particular stood out. Every person we passed stopped and introduced themselves with a smile. In general, the lodge staff was smiling a lot, even when they were amongst themselves. A sense of well-being and positivity permeated the place. Even my extreme food pickiness and requests (I didn’t know blueberries…