Do We Still Have Heroes? By: Lawrence Dickstein When I was growing up, the world was filled with legends and stories of the great men of the past. We read books about heroes. Some of these were real people that were made larger than life and others were totally created as fiction. It was important to have heroes to… Read More

The majority of our small business clients have once again decided to reopen and while some of them have challenges, most of them are very happy to be back in the office again. What about the larger firms? By contrast, many larger companies, those with more than 10 employees, have not. Why not, you ask, and what will it take… Read More

As a reader of Success Magazine, I was intrigued by an article by Michael Pietrzak. Michael starts with a business joke. Q If there are five frogs on a log and four of them decide to get off, how many frogs are left? A The answer is five. Deciding is not taking action. So, what action steps does Michael recommend… Read More

    Have a business plan:   The pace of the ramp up will vary considerably depending upon your industry and your location. Here are some things to keep in mind:   Have a plan for ramping your business back up! Things will be difficult to predict but having a plan, even if it is way off, is better than… Read More

Has the Nature of Work Changed Forever? By: Lawrence Dickstein The headline in GlobeStreet.com this week is “74 percent of companies plan to permanently shift up to 20 percent of their workforce to remote positions”. If that headline doesn’t grab you, the article goes on to state “we find that 13 percent of companies have already made cost reductions in… Read More