By Tadeus Dobrovolskij and Sophia Freynhofer Download the full report here (14.5 MB) Executive Summary Grasping the economic environment of a country is important to businesses and organizations for several reasons, such as the timing and nature of decisions regarding investment and market expansion, or, conversely, divestment and downsizing. Here are three examples: delayed investment […]
By Tadeus Dobrovolskij Each company is unique and is dealing with its own set of challenges. Yet every company wants to grow. In our experience there are five most common obstacles that companies face to achieving the growth they desire: poor leadership, undefined strategy, unsuitable organization, operational chaos, and a lack of financial oversight. In […]
By Garett Robertson and Tadeus Dobrovolskij While the primary goal of corporations is to make money, they are not without accountability to society at large. They have both the ability to influence and be influenced by societal problems and challenges making their voice a necessary part of the dialogue and engagement that shapes laws, rules, […]
By Tadeus Dobrovolskij The financial crisis required an unprecedented intervention from central banks. The Fed, the ECB and other governing banks had launched a set of policies, which is known as quantitative easing (QE). In the year 2017 the Fed decided to end QE and unwind its balance sheets. Similar action is expected from the […]
By Tadeus Dobrovolskij In this global world, where teams are often scattered across the globe and meetings are not always conducted in a single room anymore, team efficiency is a common problem for companies’ leaders. Many managers are aware of Hofstede study, and ponder to themselves “Am I too direct? Should I befriend my direct […]
By Garett Robertson and Tadeus Dobrovolskij It has been said a lot already about the importance of corporate culture and its effect on financial results. Nevertheless, it’s still often overlooked. In M&A this is especially true. For unseasoned M&A teams, they may simply see what they will get from a deal. They see access to […]
By Garett Robertson and Tadeus Dobrovolskij Businesses are complicated things that are often related to armies going to war with each other. From classics like ‘The Art of War’ to more modern day examples in books such as ‘Team of Teams’ by General Stanley McChrystal. Business, like war, sets a company against a host of factors and […]