Lane on…What’s Cool in Columbus

July 26, 2011 by Jim Lane

I’m not at all sure I should be the one doing this, but I don’t see enough about our great city and the many cool things that are out there that people should be sharing with each other.  So here [...]

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Delivering Performance Evaluations

July 22, 2011 by Bryan Gillum

It doesn’t need to be as painful as you think! [...]

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Lane on…The Cannon

July 19, 2011 by Jim Lane

Those of you who have been to my office will know that I have seven feet of shelf space dedicated to business books.  None of these books are dogs; dogs don’t get saved, they get donated.  But among the keepers, [...]

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Lane on…Portfolio Management

July 18, 2011 by Jim Lane

How do you decide whether to take on a new project?  Many leaders answer that question with cost benefit analysis (CBA).  If that is your answer, you might consider supplementing CBA with portfolio management.  Portfolio management is very similar to [...]

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Lane on…Tactical vs. Strategic Pricing

July 18, 2011 by Jim Lane

A client recently asked me to explain the difference between tactical and strategic pricing and I thought I would outline it here for you as well. The objective of tactical pricing is to achieve the best price possible at the [...]

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Is your data recoverable?

July 15, 2011 by Mike Dickson

Statistics can be scary! Did you know that 50% of companies who lose access to their data for more than 10 days file for bankruptcy immediately, and that 93% of them are out of business within one year? [...]

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Firm Meeting Fun

July 14, 2011 by Sara Robertson

This past Monday we held our annual firm meeting at the Arena Grand Theatre. GBQ hosts quarterly firm meetings throughout the year, but the summer meeting is always our big one (and my favorite!). We announce promotions, give out recognition and [...]

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Lane on…The 20-225 Rule

July 14, 2011 by Jim Lane

Here’s one you may not have heard: A business owner walks into a bar and gives away 66% of the profit he had made in that year to all the drinkers in the room.  Astounded, but delighted, one of the [...]

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Major showdown on budget and deficit

July 14, 2011 by Wade Kozich

Politicians in dangerous game of Russian Roulette with our economy at stake. [...]

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The 49% Myth

July 11, 2011 by Brian Bornino

I recently heard in a seminar that a business owner could maintain control of his family business, yet accomplish effective estate planning, by gifting 49% of his ownership in the family business to his children.  This would allow the business [...]

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