Business Forecasts: Cloudy with a Chance of Futility
May 26, 2020
Nobel Prize-winning economist Ken Arrow started his career as a weather officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World…
CEO policy
How to Prevent Budget Tyranny
December 6, 2016
This column on how to balance the budget with the business was originally published on Entrepreneur.com on July 13, 2016….
Austin CEOs Have Class! (starting in April)
March 10, 2015
Calling all CEOs in the Austin area: I am ramping up for my annual CEO class sponsored by the Rice…
The Dangers of Shunning Bureaucracy at All Costs
January 28, 2015
Some CEOs and leaders avoid bureaucracy as too stifling, but are flatter hierarchies necessarily better?
Org Charts Essential to Good Decision Making
January 6, 2015
A clear, continuously updated org chart is a surprisingly effective tool for fostering great decision making.
Metrics Can Improve Performance – Even in Government!
December 2, 2014
How did former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels turn a $600 million budget deficit into a multibillion-dollar budget surplus, cut property taxes, and improve services across the state? It was all about goals, metrics and accountability.