Management

Offering Opinions and Making Decisions

Offering Opinions and Making Decisions

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2022

Decisions made in the business world must be made based on more than just opinion, says Jack Goodhue.

Consider These 2022 Trends

Consider These 2022 Trends

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2022

Some pandemic-induced trends might accelerate in 2022. How will they affect your planning and management strategies?

Conglomerates: Yes, No, Yes, No

Conglomerates: Yes, No, Yes, No

Lubes'n'Greases - January 1, 2022

Corporate conglomerates seem to go in and out of style. Jack Goodhue explains how they are faring in today’s market.

Your Business

Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2021

Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold   In life, as in poker, the importance of recognizing when to hold ’em a ...

Branching Out

Branching Out

Lubes'n'Greases - October 4, 2021

A European Company Goes Elsewhere to Grow Any European lubricant company harboring ambitions to grow is immediately c ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - October 4, 2021

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

Best Practices

Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - April 1, 2021

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

Your Business

Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - March 4, 2021

Don’t Be A Lemming  A human lemming has been defined as “a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, es ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2020

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

Your Business

Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - November 2, 2020

Pleasing Cranky Customers  By now, we clearly understand that many of our customers, both retail and business-to ...

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Brenntag Adopts New Structure

Lube Report EMEA - September 29, 2020

Chemicals distributor Brenntag said last week that it will change its operating model by forming two units – one to su ...

Best Practices

Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - August 5, 2020

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

Your Business

Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - July 2, 2020

Dealing with covid-19 has been something of an adventure, says Jack Goodhue. What lessons have we taken away from the ex ...

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Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - June 2, 2020

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

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Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - April 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has proven to be one of the most life-changing events in American history. But Jack Goodhue is ...

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Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - April 29, 2020

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

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Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - April 1, 2020

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

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Your Business

Lubes'n'Greases - April 1, 2020

Jack Goodhue relays advice from famously successful people.