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October 21, 2014
Chasing the Tale – Part Five
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Getting to the Root of Things: In the second of this series I described how the flowering of hubris had damaged a company’s prospects. The third focused on the effects of an increasingly diffuse value proposition. Both of these had combined to increase pressure on management and cause [...]
Funding Strategies for New Businesses
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the rush of figuring out a new idea for your business and pulling together a team to run it, one challenge faces all entrepreneurs. They must find the necessary financial resources. For some, the ‘money hunt’ can come to dominate their activities. Others find solutions that [...]
October 18, 2014
Dr. Earl R Smith II has been appointed Senior Vice President for acquisitions of Varley Group’s American subsidiary
Jeffrey Phillips, the CEO of the Varley Group of Australia announced that Dr. Earl R Smith II has been appointed Senior Vice President for acquisitions of Varley Group’s American subsidiary. As Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for Varley USA, Dr Smith leads a team focused on making acquisitions that compliment and extend the substantial technologies, [...]
October 17, 2014
The Varley Group of Australia launches a US Subsidiary
Jeff Phillips, the CEO of the Varley Group of Australia announced the launch of a US subsidiary. The launch party was attended by over one hundred dignitaries and members of the military and defense establishment. It was held at the Washington DC convention center in concert with the AUSA conference. The Varley Group was an [...]
October 16, 2014
Coaching Breakthrough – First Steps
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com In this series I have been writing about some of the major breakthroughs that my coaching clients have managed. While it is true that most of my coaching work involves slow and steady efforts towards major successes, it’s those successes that make the efforts truly worthwhile. The truth [...]
Battle at the Cottage Gate
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com This article describes a situation that occurs over and over during the growth of any company. It might seem that, once out of the cottage stage, companies are free of this syndrome but nothing could be further from the truth. The battle between traditionalists and futurists never ends. [...]
The Importance of Structure in Organizational Change
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Yesterday I had a meeting with one of the most experienced people in the field of managing organizational change. We met to discuss the effects of individual’s self-sabotaging behaviors on the process. After a very productive discussion on that subject, I asked another question. “Chuck, once you organize [...]
Seven Reasons Why Advisory Boards Don’t Produce
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com It’s not the idea of an advisory board that is important – it is the implementation of the idea that determines how potent it will be in contributing to the growth of any company. Knowing is not the same as doing – and doing is the real test. [...]
October 15, 2014
Avoiding avoidance – fighting the barnacles
Dr Earl R Smith II Some time ago I wrote an article about avoidance. Crossing the Boundary – Surviving the Experience I started out this way: It’s seldom the dog that you love that bites you it’s almost always the one you can barely tolerate. In my coaching practice, I regularly encounter clients who are [...]
Why Most Start-ups Fail – Part One
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Every once in a while I come across a book or an article which purports to explain why start-ups fail and to advise entrepreneurs on how to avoid those pitfalls. As a successful recidivist entrepreneur, I can tell you that almost all of the writings are not only [...]
