Best Practices

Best Practices

Best Practices

October 4, 2021

Manage Your Margins The financial community is trying to assess whether the inflation we are seeing is “transitory ...

When Disaster Strikes

When Disaster Strikes

September 1, 2021

From the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic to frequentsevere weather, the past few years have presented noshortage of o ...

Reinvigorate Your Safety Program

Reinvigorate Your Safety Program

August 2, 2021

I am in New York City these days, and the “animal spirits” have been unleashed here due to the high level of vaccina ...

Rethink Your Core Competencies

Rethink Your Core Competencies

June 1, 2021

Best Practices The world seems to be turning the corner on COVID-19 as vaccinations are administered and businesses a ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

April 1, 2021

Rethink Your Risk Analysis Over the past month or so, there have been several stunning examples of systemic failures ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

February 1, 2021

Get Ready for a Post-pandemic Economy 2020 was a difficult and important year in many ways. The pandemic affected vir ...

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Business Changes Have Environmental Aspects

January 6, 2021

Partly because of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are undergoing more change than ever these days, which of course ...

Your Business

Your Business

January 1, 2021

Compartmentalizing at Work  Thank heaven 2021 is finally here. Last year was an especially tough one.  W ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

December 1, 2020

Own Your Failure I recently watched on CNBC an extremely interesting interview with former EBay chief Meg Whitman and ...

Making a Clean Transition

Making a Clean Transition

October 1, 2020

Today’s lube manufacturers blend hundreds of different products on the same equipment, necessitating periodic flushing ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

October 1, 2020

Staying Relevant I was surprised to see ExxonMobil stock removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average in August, lea ...

Cybersecurity and the Supply Chain

Cybersecurity and the Supply Chain

August 5, 2020

Cyber criminals are always angling for a way into the supply chain. Outdated or underfunded cybersecurity protocols make ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

August 5, 2020

Sara Lefcourt says businesses can reap some value from every crisis—even one as painful as this pandemic.

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June 2, 2020

Sara Lefcourt explores which trends may be accelerated—or made permanent—by covid-19.

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April 29, 2020

Sara Lefcourt offers up tips for effective communication during a crisis.

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Best Practices

April 1, 2020

Sara Lefcourt provides tips on how to plan for pandemics and other emergencies.

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February 14, 2020

Sara Lefcourt explains how companies can incorporate environmental, social and governance principles into their investme ...

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Best Practices

January 21, 2020

Sara Lefcourt offers up a new way to look at your business and tips for future success.