by Lea Strickland | Oct 29, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Eavesdropping is not intentional, but some days you just can’t help but overhear a conversation in a restaurant. I recently had one of those days. As I was sitting on the terrace of one of my favorite restaurants, carving out some...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 26, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (MainStreet) — One of the toughest financial controls an organization can put in place is evaluating expenditures in terms of need — for instance, if you can’t do business without it — versus want, which are those...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 10, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The debt clock is ticking up to over $16 trillion. Student loan debt (which has exceeded $1 trillion) now exceeds credit card debt (approximately $800 billion). Politicians are debating its impact and how to address it. But any way you...
by Lea Strickland | Aug 28, 2012 | Business Articles, Execution, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Getting your organization to work at maximum performance requires everyone to work together toward common goals and objectives. It also requires each person to be clear on role and responsibilities, as well as being accountable for success...
by Lea Strickland | Aug 1, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Many inexperienced (and even some experienced) managers and executives get caught up in the “management” of internal issues and “working the numbers.” They forget that serving the customer is the objective. Let me...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 11, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — It doesn’t matter what your prospects are a year from now or a month from now, if you can’t pay your employees and vendors today. Cash flow determines whether you stay in business or close your doors. Understanding your cash...
