by Larry Putterman | Business, Management, Organizations
Poor planners never have enough time and run from fire to fire. They’re days are filled with crisis. People without a plan are controlled by their environment. Their team sees them as having no direction. 6 reasons planning is a pain:Consumes time.Hard to concentrate...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Management, Organizations
I once owned a family shoe manufacturing business with factories in the US and Puerto Rico. We employed over 1,000 people in two locations. When you manufacture shoes, the most labor-intensive part of making a shoe is stitching the tops, which are referred to as...
by Larry Putterman | Management, Organizations
The technology industry is considered to be a hot sector for business growth right now. In spite of the economy, private equity and venture capital firms are investing in technology start-ups extensively. In fact, lots of companies are in late-stage start-up phase...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Family Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations
For more than 25 years, the family business I was tasked to downsize had made it a policy to never layoff anyone. However, there finally came the day when it was necessary to break the policy. The business was being hammered by imports from China and the only way the...