This document discusses a blog series by Ed Brenegar on leadership questions. It begins by explaining that Brenegar's blog is titled "Leading Questions" because questions are at the core of his work. He then wrote down questions about leadership and posted them daily for readers to ponder. The document outlines 10 assumptions that Brenegar brings to leadership and says the purpose is to think more clearly about leadership. It encourages readers to discover new ways of transforming themselves in their leadership roles.
The document is a business plan template that outlines the key elements to include when describing a company's vision for the future, current status, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, targets, and goals. It provides sections and prompts for a company to outline its envisioned customer segments, products, services, market position, finances, and other components at a future date. It also guides the company to assess its present status relative to that vision and identify internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats to consider. Finally, it includes tables to set quantifiable targets and goals across business and personal areas for the upcoming quarters.
This document provides a checklist of 10 issues that should be considered when negotiating a loan agreement, including interest rates and payment terms, fees, use of loan proceeds, representations and warranties of the borrower, affirmative and negative covenants, events of default, closing conditions, and miscellaneous legal terms. It notes that loan agreements vary by lender and addresses many points to negotiate, such as interest calculation methods, prepayment options, restrictions on the borrower, and definitions of default events.
- IT will play a significant role in helping small and midsize businesses weather the economic downturn by helping them cut costs and improve productivity.
- A Microsoft survey of small business specialists found that over half expect the same or higher IT spending from SMBs in 2009, though many also expect lower spending levels. SMBs are focusing on reducing costs by cutting staff and IT expenses.
- Virtualization and server consolidation are seen as top cost-saving technologies, while cloud computing and mobile solutions are areas where SMBs' interest exceeds current investment levels. Security, productivity, and business intelligence tools also remain priorities.
- Small business specialists anticipate assisting SMB customers primarily by helping reduce costs. Areas like backup, virtual
The document provides an overview of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including considerations in M&A transactions, the current state of the market, general concepts, and the transaction process timeline. It also discusses accretion/dilution analysis and adjustments that are made to the income statement for stock-for-stock and cash-for-stock acquisitions, such as accounting for new shares issued, debt financing, synergies, and other transaction-related impacts.
This agreement is between a company and a strategic partner for e-commerce marketing and arrangements. It allows the strategic partner to have its products promoted on the company's website. The company can promote the products through links, framing partner pages, or co-branded pages. The partner provides customer service and the agreement has a 1-year initial term that automatically renews. The partner pays commissions to the company on sales to the company's customers. The agreement protects the parties' intellectual property and confidential information.
This document discusses maximizing business value through personal and succession planning, estate-tax planning, business transfer, identifying personal needs, evaluating and measuring the business value, improving profitability to increase value, financing for growth, and using value gap analysis and mapping to connect people, ideas, and capital.
The document discusses challenges and opportunities for cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), noting that while megadeals have declined, opportunities remain in the mid-market. It identifies four key areas for cross-border M&A success: culture, leadership, local economies, and managing long distances and time horizons. The rest of the document provides examples of industries and deals for cross-border M&A and information about a financial services group active in M&A advisory in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.
This document discusses a blog series by Ed Brenegar on leadership questions. It begins by explaining that Brenegar's blog is titled "Leading Questions" because questions are at the core of his work. He then wrote down questions about leadership and posted them daily for readers to ponder. The document outlines 10 assumptions that Brenegar brings to leadership and says the purpose is to think more clearly about leadership. It encourages readers to discover new ways of transforming themselves in their leadership roles.
The document is a business plan template that outlines the key elements to include when describing a company's vision for the future, current status, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, targets, and goals. It provides sections and prompts for a company to outline its envisioned customer segments, products, services, market position, finances, and other components at a future date. It also guides the company to assess its present status relative to that vision and identify internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats to consider. Finally, it includes tables to set quantifiable targets and goals across business and personal areas for the upcoming quarters.
This document provides a checklist of 10 issues that should be considered when negotiating a loan agreement, including interest rates and payment terms, fees, use of loan proceeds, representations and warranties of the borrower, affirmative and negative covenants, events of default, closing conditions, and miscellaneous legal terms. It notes that loan agreements vary by lender and addresses many points to negotiate, such as interest calculation methods, prepayment options, restrictions on the borrower, and definitions of default events.
- IT will play a significant role in helping small and midsize businesses weather the economic downturn by helping them cut costs and improve productivity.
- A Microsoft survey of small business specialists found that over half expect the same or higher IT spending from SMBs in 2009, though many also expect lower spending levels. SMBs are focusing on reducing costs by cutting staff and IT expenses.
- Virtualization and server consolidation are seen as top cost-saving technologies, while cloud computing and mobile solutions are areas where SMBs' interest exceeds current investment levels. Security, productivity, and business intelligence tools also remain priorities.
- Small business specialists anticipate assisting SMB customers primarily by helping reduce costs. Areas like backup, virtual
The document provides an overview of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including considerations in M&A transactions, the current state of the market, general concepts, and the transaction process timeline. It also discusses accretion/dilution analysis and adjustments that are made to the income statement for stock-for-stock and cash-for-stock acquisitions, such as accounting for new shares issued, debt financing, synergies, and other transaction-related impacts.
This agreement is between a company and a strategic partner for e-commerce marketing and arrangements. It allows the strategic partner to have its products promoted on the company's website. The company can promote the products through links, framing partner pages, or co-branded pages. The partner provides customer service and the agreement has a 1-year initial term that automatically renews. The partner pays commissions to the company on sales to the company's customers. The agreement protects the parties' intellectual property and confidential information.
This document discusses maximizing business value through personal and succession planning, estate-tax planning, business transfer, identifying personal needs, evaluating and measuring the business value, improving profitability to increase value, financing for growth, and using value gap analysis and mapping to connect people, ideas, and capital.
The document discusses challenges and opportunities for cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), noting that while megadeals have declined, opportunities remain in the mid-market. It identifies four key areas for cross-border M&A success: culture, leadership, local economies, and managing long distances and time horizons. The rest of the document provides examples of industries and deals for cross-border M&A and information about a financial services group active in M&A advisory in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.
The Alliance is establishing a new "center of excellence" called MidMarketPlace.com to serve as an online marketplace and transaction portal for the private company marketplace. It will connect buyers and sellers of private companies to capital and qualified advisors. The website will provide industry information, education, thought leadership resources, and tools. It will also enable collaboration between professionals across different specialties. The goal is to make the private capital marketplace as efficient as public markets by facilitating transactions, transfers of assets, and access to capital through the Know, Grow, Go process. The Alliance is seeking $5 million in growth capital to expand its executive team, build out the new online platform and infrastructure, and increase its share of the large global private company
The document discusses the expansion of the Alliance of M&A Advisors (AM&AA) through the creation of a new initiative called MidMarket Alliance (MMA). MMA will be a virtual interactive alliance of independent professionals offering advisory services to help lower midmarket companies maximize their value before or after a business transaction. The goal is to make 9 out of 10 such companies "market ready" for acquisition. MMA membership will be limited to top professionals in fields like accounting, law, wealth management, and M&A advisory. Formed in 1998, AM&AA has over 1,000 members providing M&A services to businesses valued between $5 million to $500 million.
The document summarizes the global economic outlook and recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. It finds that while a recovery is underway, growth will remain uneven across developed and emerging economies. The US recovery has slowed as stimulus fades, while Europe faces high debt burdens in the periphery. However, emerging markets like China, India, and others in Asia are powering ahead and helping support global growth. Overall, a double-dip global recession is not expected due to stimulus, strong emerging markets, and still-accommodative central bank policies.
The document discusses integrated performance management (IPM) and its benefits. IPM is a framework that helps companies develop a coherent, integrated approach to financial analytics to drive shareholder value. It consists of processes, methodologies, and metrics to monitor performance. An IPM capability maturity model assesses a company's current state. IPM links shareholder value to key drivers using an enterprise value map. Managing financial and operational information across this map is key to an effective IPM framework. IPM creates value by improving decision making, operational performance, and communication to drive shareholder value.
This document discusses social media tools and groups that can be used to connect professionals and businesses. It mentions several LinkedIn and Facebook groups managed by Link to Your World related to different industries and locations with over 1,000 members each. These include groups for wireless professionals, Wall Street, social media consultants, Chicago businesses, New York businesses, and media professionals. It also discusses the Business 3.0 Facebook group and community for social commerce. Other networking tools mentioned include FriendFeed and Socialmedian.
This document summarizes the results of a survey about calculating the costs and benefits of leadership programs. Key findings include:
- Respondents operate, fund, and evaluate various leadership programs
- Most costly program components and those contributing most to outcomes are difficult to identify
- Initial program designs often did not thoroughly consider costs and benefits of different elements
- About two-thirds of respondents have calculated the cost per participant, often to inform future planning, though some boards do not require it
- Costs excluded from calculations and true costs per participant vary significantly between programs
The document discusses constructing provocative propositions using Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry begins by selecting an affirmative topic like cooperation and studying when it was best in the organization. Provocative propositions bridge what is with what could be and stretch beyond assumptions to suggest desired possibilities. They envision the ideal organization maximizing the topic studied. Sample propositions describe an organization where partners share vision and ownership or one that fosters learning and cooperation. Good propositions are provocative, grounded, desired, affirmative, follow a social model, expand what's possible with involvement and learning.
While it may still be a challenging environment in the Private MiMidMarket Place
The AM&AA annual summer conference will take place from July 20-22 and focus on best practices for deal professionals through educational panels that provide practical solutions. The conference will feature a transaction exchange on July 22 including private equity investors and a two hour deal bash for intermediaries and investment bankers to meet with private equity and mezzanine groups. Over 400 M&A professionals from fields like investment banking, law, lending, private equity, accounting, and corporate development are invited to attend the conference to earn CPE credits and help the private middle market recover.
The document discusses how the neural mechanism of Spike Time Dependent Plasticity (STDP) could provide a model for how social media platforms like Twitter function. STDP strengthens connections between neurons that fire in rapid succession, with neurons firing first gaining influence. Similarly, on Twitter influential users who tweet news first could automatically gain increased influence over their followers. Over time, as followers converge on the same interesting content, the network could develop thoughts and ideas that propagate, representing a form of global consciousness emerging from the network.
The article discusses an interview with Richard Florida about how the current economic downturn represents a "Great Reset" that will fundamentally change work and the economy. Florida believes we are transitioning from a consumer-driven postwar economy to one based on knowledge work and services. This reset will eliminate manufacturing jobs but create high-skilled, high-paying creative jobs and many low-wage service jobs. For workers, Florida recommends obtaining new skills, seeking out employers willing to promote from within, and considering more creative service occupations. New York City is well-positioned to thrive during this transition due to its creative and innovative economy.
The document discusses how the Internet has evolved from an end-to-end network to a distributed computing infrastructure called an Application Content Infrastructure (ACI). ACIs, used by major companies, host and distribute content independently of traditional carrier networks. This has improved performance for users and relieved carriers' infrastructure investments. The ACI model now dominates Internet traffic and will influence future network architecture and business models.
This document provides a governance plan for X Corporation's SharePoint environments, outlining administration, maintenance, and support. It establishes a strategy team to provide strategic direction and a tactical team for operations, support, and development. The plan defines roles and responsibilities, resources, and policies to ensure effective management that aligns with business needs. It aims to create governance structures, document initial policies, and communicate the need for business support.
This handbook provides guidance for individuals looking to build and catalyze networks between organizations and communities. It covers topics such as understanding network roles and structures, mapping networks, connecting people, moving networks to action, and scaling networks. The handbook uses case studies and worksheets to explain network concepts and strategies that network catalysts can use to strengthen inter-organizational collaboration and community impact. The goal is to equip network weavers with tools and processes for transforming networks and spreading successes more broadly.
This 3 sentence document summary provides the key details from the LMU Catering Credit Card Authorization Form:
The form requests credit card information including the card type, name on the card, card holder's address, phone number, 16-digit card number, expiration date, and 3-digit security code to authorize payment for catering services. The card holder must also sign the form to authorize LMU Catering to charge the provided credit card.
1. The document discusses the importance of making the selection process transparent to avoid personal biases influencing decisions. It provides four questions for evaluating collections and ensuring balance.
2. The questions are: Why make the process transparent? What areas does user feedback identify as weak or unrelated? Do resources reflect selection criteria and user needs? Is the collection balanced with various viewpoints?
3. Examples of censorship due to personal biases are described, such as banning books containing stereotypes or claiming books "lack literary merit" to exclude viewpoints. The importance of balance and avoiding favoritism is emphasized.
Google Apps Topic Review - Improving the writing process with Google DocsMidMarket Place
Google Docs allows for improved writing through online collaboration. It allows multiple users to work on documents simultaneously. Changes are automatically saved, and a revision history tracks all edits. Comments can also be added in real time. This facilitates feedback and collaboration between students and teachers anywhere, anytime. The integrated tools can help strengthen writing skills and make the writing process more effective.
The document outlines the recommended components of an online learning module:
1. Each module should include a pre-assessment to determine students' entry-level knowledge on the topic, as well as a post-assessment to measure learning outcomes.
2. Learning objectives for the module should be specific, measurable, and relate to the overall course description. Objectives should focus on critical thinking skills.
3. Modules should include assigned readings, writing assignments, exercises/activities like discussions, and resources for further study.
4. Assessments should match the format of the pre-assessment and measure achievement of the learning objectives. Instructors should provide feedback and specify remediation for students who do not
This document provides an introduction to using social media for Centers for Independent Living. It outlines the training goals, which are to expose staff to social media tools, demystify social media, provide tools to develop a social media strategy, help connect with younger audiences, and explore how social media can support marketing, fundraising, advocacy, and more. It also lists learning objectives, which are to identify appropriate social media tools, address organizational culture changes, develop a social media strategy and plan, and assess website functionality. The document then explores specific social media tools and how to develop a listening strategy and social media strategic map.
Information skills involve locating, evaluating, organizing, and communicating information, rather than just using technology. They are important because technological advances and evidence-based practices require ongoing interaction with knowledge. Information skills training can be delivered in various ways, including one-on-one, group sessions, online tutorials, and workbooks. The goal is to improve information literacy, which is adopting appropriate behaviors to identify and make wise and ethical use of information.
The Alliance is establishing a new "center of excellence" called MidMarketPlace.com to serve as an online marketplace and transaction portal for the private company marketplace. It will connect buyers and sellers of private companies to capital and qualified advisors. The website will provide industry information, education, thought leadership resources, and tools. It will also enable collaboration between professionals across different specialties. The goal is to make the private capital marketplace as efficient as public markets by facilitating transactions, transfers of assets, and access to capital through the Know, Grow, Go process. The Alliance is seeking $5 million in growth capital to expand its executive team, build out the new online platform and infrastructure, and increase its share of the large global private company
The document discusses the expansion of the Alliance of M&A Advisors (AM&AA) through the creation of a new initiative called MidMarket Alliance (MMA). MMA will be a virtual interactive alliance of independent professionals offering advisory services to help lower midmarket companies maximize their value before or after a business transaction. The goal is to make 9 out of 10 such companies "market ready" for acquisition. MMA membership will be limited to top professionals in fields like accounting, law, wealth management, and M&A advisory. Formed in 1998, AM&AA has over 1,000 members providing M&A services to businesses valued between $5 million to $500 million.
The document summarizes the global economic outlook and recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. It finds that while a recovery is underway, growth will remain uneven across developed and emerging economies. The US recovery has slowed as stimulus fades, while Europe faces high debt burdens in the periphery. However, emerging markets like China, India, and others in Asia are powering ahead and helping support global growth. Overall, a double-dip global recession is not expected due to stimulus, strong emerging markets, and still-accommodative central bank policies.
The document discusses integrated performance management (IPM) and its benefits. IPM is a framework that helps companies develop a coherent, integrated approach to financial analytics to drive shareholder value. It consists of processes, methodologies, and metrics to monitor performance. An IPM capability maturity model assesses a company's current state. IPM links shareholder value to key drivers using an enterprise value map. Managing financial and operational information across this map is key to an effective IPM framework. IPM creates value by improving decision making, operational performance, and communication to drive shareholder value.
This document discusses social media tools and groups that can be used to connect professionals and businesses. It mentions several LinkedIn and Facebook groups managed by Link to Your World related to different industries and locations with over 1,000 members each. These include groups for wireless professionals, Wall Street, social media consultants, Chicago businesses, New York businesses, and media professionals. It also discusses the Business 3.0 Facebook group and community for social commerce. Other networking tools mentioned include FriendFeed and Socialmedian.
This document summarizes the results of a survey about calculating the costs and benefits of leadership programs. Key findings include:
- Respondents operate, fund, and evaluate various leadership programs
- Most costly program components and those contributing most to outcomes are difficult to identify
- Initial program designs often did not thoroughly consider costs and benefits of different elements
- About two-thirds of respondents have calculated the cost per participant, often to inform future planning, though some boards do not require it
- Costs excluded from calculations and true costs per participant vary significantly between programs
The document discusses constructing provocative propositions using Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry begins by selecting an affirmative topic like cooperation and studying when it was best in the organization. Provocative propositions bridge what is with what could be and stretch beyond assumptions to suggest desired possibilities. They envision the ideal organization maximizing the topic studied. Sample propositions describe an organization where partners share vision and ownership or one that fosters learning and cooperation. Good propositions are provocative, grounded, desired, affirmative, follow a social model, expand what's possible with involvement and learning.
While it may still be a challenging environment in the Private MiMidMarket Place
The AM&AA annual summer conference will take place from July 20-22 and focus on best practices for deal professionals through educational panels that provide practical solutions. The conference will feature a transaction exchange on July 22 including private equity investors and a two hour deal bash for intermediaries and investment bankers to meet with private equity and mezzanine groups. Over 400 M&A professionals from fields like investment banking, law, lending, private equity, accounting, and corporate development are invited to attend the conference to earn CPE credits and help the private middle market recover.
The document discusses how the neural mechanism of Spike Time Dependent Plasticity (STDP) could provide a model for how social media platforms like Twitter function. STDP strengthens connections between neurons that fire in rapid succession, with neurons firing first gaining influence. Similarly, on Twitter influential users who tweet news first could automatically gain increased influence over their followers. Over time, as followers converge on the same interesting content, the network could develop thoughts and ideas that propagate, representing a form of global consciousness emerging from the network.
The article discusses an interview with Richard Florida about how the current economic downturn represents a "Great Reset" that will fundamentally change work and the economy. Florida believes we are transitioning from a consumer-driven postwar economy to one based on knowledge work and services. This reset will eliminate manufacturing jobs but create high-skilled, high-paying creative jobs and many low-wage service jobs. For workers, Florida recommends obtaining new skills, seeking out employers willing to promote from within, and considering more creative service occupations. New York City is well-positioned to thrive during this transition due to its creative and innovative economy.
The document discusses how the Internet has evolved from an end-to-end network to a distributed computing infrastructure called an Application Content Infrastructure (ACI). ACIs, used by major companies, host and distribute content independently of traditional carrier networks. This has improved performance for users and relieved carriers' infrastructure investments. The ACI model now dominates Internet traffic and will influence future network architecture and business models.
This document provides a governance plan for X Corporation's SharePoint environments, outlining administration, maintenance, and support. It establishes a strategy team to provide strategic direction and a tactical team for operations, support, and development. The plan defines roles and responsibilities, resources, and policies to ensure effective management that aligns with business needs. It aims to create governance structures, document initial policies, and communicate the need for business support.
This handbook provides guidance for individuals looking to build and catalyze networks between organizations and communities. It covers topics such as understanding network roles and structures, mapping networks, connecting people, moving networks to action, and scaling networks. The handbook uses case studies and worksheets to explain network concepts and strategies that network catalysts can use to strengthen inter-organizational collaboration and community impact. The goal is to equip network weavers with tools and processes for transforming networks and spreading successes more broadly.
This 3 sentence document summary provides the key details from the LMU Catering Credit Card Authorization Form:
The form requests credit card information including the card type, name on the card, card holder's address, phone number, 16-digit card number, expiration date, and 3-digit security code to authorize payment for catering services. The card holder must also sign the form to authorize LMU Catering to charge the provided credit card.
1. The document discusses the importance of making the selection process transparent to avoid personal biases influencing decisions. It provides four questions for evaluating collections and ensuring balance.
2. The questions are: Why make the process transparent? What areas does user feedback identify as weak or unrelated? Do resources reflect selection criteria and user needs? Is the collection balanced with various viewpoints?
3. Examples of censorship due to personal biases are described, such as banning books containing stereotypes or claiming books "lack literary merit" to exclude viewpoints. The importance of balance and avoiding favoritism is emphasized.
Google Apps Topic Review - Improving the writing process with Google DocsMidMarket Place
Google Docs allows for improved writing through online collaboration. It allows multiple users to work on documents simultaneously. Changes are automatically saved, and a revision history tracks all edits. Comments can also be added in real time. This facilitates feedback and collaboration between students and teachers anywhere, anytime. The integrated tools can help strengthen writing skills and make the writing process more effective.
The document outlines the recommended components of an online learning module:
1. Each module should include a pre-assessment to determine students' entry-level knowledge on the topic, as well as a post-assessment to measure learning outcomes.
2. Learning objectives for the module should be specific, measurable, and relate to the overall course description. Objectives should focus on critical thinking skills.
3. Modules should include assigned readings, writing assignments, exercises/activities like discussions, and resources for further study.
4. Assessments should match the format of the pre-assessment and measure achievement of the learning objectives. Instructors should provide feedback and specify remediation for students who do not
This document provides an introduction to using social media for Centers for Independent Living. It outlines the training goals, which are to expose staff to social media tools, demystify social media, provide tools to develop a social media strategy, help connect with younger audiences, and explore how social media can support marketing, fundraising, advocacy, and more. It also lists learning objectives, which are to identify appropriate social media tools, address organizational culture changes, develop a social media strategy and plan, and assess website functionality. The document then explores specific social media tools and how to develop a listening strategy and social media strategic map.
Information skills involve locating, evaluating, organizing, and communicating information, rather than just using technology. They are important because technological advances and evidence-based practices require ongoing interaction with knowledge. Information skills training can be delivered in various ways, including one-on-one, group sessions, online tutorials, and workbooks. The goal is to improve information literacy, which is adopting appropriate behaviors to identify and make wise and ethical use of information.