Ember Carriers Blog » Metrics http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=423 A Simple Plan: Three Goals for Every CEO http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-simple-plan-three-goals-for-every-ceo/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-simple-plan-three-goals-for-every-ceo/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:24:16 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1117 goal

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In an interview with the New York Times, FM Global CEO and Chair Shivan S. Subramaniam revealed the most important tools for managers when ensuring employees are being productive. He said that while not everyone completes tasks in the same way, as long as the …

]]> http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/10/21/a-simple-plan-three-goals-for-every-ceo/feed/ 12 Bootstrapping: “The art of learning to do more with less.” http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/07/31/bootstrapping-the-art-of-learning-to-do-more-with-less/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/07/31/bootstrapping-the-art-of-learning-to-do-more-with-less/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:39:21 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=948 Gary Rushin

Gary Rushin – Turnaround Specialist

Bootstrapping…bootstrapping…bootstrapping, it can be said that the purest form of entrepreneurship is bootstrapping.  During the prelaunch phase of a company and at times when access to business capital is difficult, bootstrapping is the way to go. To compete with existing businesses entrepreneurial firms face two …

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Study Business Failure to achieve Business Success

Study Business Failure to achieve Business Success

We can write about business success, however we need to learn from business failure.  Once I mentioned at a business forum that I study “failure”. The look I received was of shock and puzzlement.  Why …

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Is your Company in trouble?

Every business entity is different. Signs of financial distress of one company may not apply to another. Notwithstanding, common problems most companies experience tend to be warning signs, signals, of pending trouble regardless of type of business, industry, size, etc.

Your company may be experiencing …

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Hire slow – fire fast

I assume you’ve been there…sitting at your desk, looking at your notes from an interview with a candidate.  You feel the pressure to say “yes”.  You hate to waste precious time interviewing more candidates or asking the recruiter to go back to the well.  But …

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