Why A Sense Of Urgency Matters In Business Deals

By Richard D. Harroch and Dominique A. Harroch As a longtime M&A attorney, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist with over 200 major deals under my belt, I have learned a lot of important lessons. One important business lesson is that time is one of the most critical factors in determining the…

Why Ownership Is An Illusion

Shekar Natarajan is the founder and CEO of Orchestro.AI. In the world of global commerce, we like to tell ourselves a comforting story: that we “own” our supply chains. But ownership is a myth. The truth is, we rent our supply chains—and the rent is going up. When I first…

What A Broken HOA Taught Me About Corporate Governance

I learned more about governance failure from my neighborhood HOA than from most boardrooms I’ve analyzed. I live in a small annex of houses along the edge of a more extensive residential complex. We are formally members of the homeowner’s association. The drawback here is that there is no clubhouse,…

How To Never Watch The Competition, And Beat Them Every Time

Business owners waste hours every week checking competitors’ websites, stalking their social profiles, and panicking when someone launches something new. This constant comparison leads to reactive decisions, copycat strategies, and that crushing feeling you’re always one step behind. An obsession with competition keeps you playing small, focused on incremental improvements…

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Why We Need To Embrace The ‘S’ Word To Drive Business Success

Sudhir Chaturvedi is president and executive board member of LTIMindtree. When did the word “sales” become taboo? Regardless of whether you’re offering a product or service, the essence of every business is rooted in effective sales. Yet, we often shy away from the term, opting for titles like business development…

New Structure for Transparent Leadership

Companies that focus on transparency often talk about their “open door policy” – a kind of all-access pass for employees and team members. For curious team members, guidance can be a great service – but at what cost? Execs and managers who are “always available” are making a mistake that’s…

9 Estate Planning Frequently Asked Questions

I recently streamed “The Beekeeper,” and Adam Clay is right at home with the John Wicks, Robert McCalls, and Bryan Millses of the world. While the movie was entertaining enough, with a few new elements and twists here and there to make it different, I was struck by a particular…

The Goal-Based Data Organization Approach

Alexis Montecinos, Ph.D., Cofounder and Managing Director Pharu Analytics and Harvard University Instructor. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines as one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era. Across industries, organizations are investing heavily in AI tools with the hope of unlocking new efficiencies, insights and capabilities. Yet,…

How Sustainability Can Be Your Best Defense In Risk Management

As CEO of Legence, Jeff Sprau is helping to prepare built environment spaces–and people–for a climate-resilient future. When looking across the business landscape in 2025, one reality stands out: Sustainability has evolved into a core business function. It’s no longer just about appearing environmentally conscious—it’s about managing risk and operational…

5 ChatGPT Prompts To Find Business Bottlenecks: Unlock Huge Growth

Growth stopped. Numbers flatlined. You push harder but nothing changes. What if one hidden bottleneck is all that stands between you and 10x the business you have today? Find the exact constraint strangling your company’s potential, and everything changes. Release the handbrake and watch your business finally accelerate with the…

What Product Managers Can Learn About Culture From Japan

Rocky Sharma is Investor at The Procurement School. 2x CEO, 3x Head of Product. Stanford GSB alumnus. Product managers play a critical role in a company. Customers experience the company’s culture through its products—and product managers shape that experience through their behaviors and decisions. Hence, product culture is extremely important,…

Pivot or Persevere? 3 Hard Truths for Business Owners

Every business owner hits this point eventually: the uneasy moment when momentum slows, ideas stall, and you’re stuck between forcing growth or finally letting go. You’ve poured everything into the business. And yet, something’s off. Revenue plateaus. Energy dips. Vision fades. Is this just a rough patch… or a red…

The Personal Touch: Revitalizing Quality Customer Service

Jesper With-Fogstrup is Group CEO at Moneypenny, with a global perspective on leadership and a steadfast commitment to people and tech. There was a time, not too long ago, when customer service carried a certain elegance. Whether you were in a boutique, in a hotel lobby, or even just on…

Millions of student loan borrowers face credit score declines as payments resume

A new report from the New York Federal Reserve found that while Americans’ credit card debt is falling, an uptick in student loan delinquencies is causing credit scores to decline. The New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data released a quarterly report which showed overall household debt rose by $167 billion…