Most of you know people who are pilots and we sure all fly enough. You want the commercial pilot of the plane you are flying to have access to all the information they need, PRIORITIZED in some way so they can focus on the right things timely. We think it is fine for them to […]
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As the new economy forces nonprofits to act more like the for profit world, you should ask yourself this question: is your organization fooling itself by managing to a number? is the question I raised in my article for Nonprofit Information. Nonprofit Information is an independent informational website for nonprofits and philanthropists. The full article […]
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As a little more background, this issue of key metrics for each specific business is so important that it is a major issue covered in week one of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Growth Initiative, for which I am a volunteer. Back to your comments to me and why I am following up the […]
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Economia has a provocative article posted asking which companies are not prepared to handle a crisis http://economia.icaew.com/news/february-2016/companies-not-prepared-to-handle-crisis?success=anonymous#comments My post asks? How much of this do you think comes from the now almost standard policy to “do more with less” which saves money up front, but can cost much more later? Could these results be created […]
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Logistics Leaders, Directors, Managers, CEO, COO, CFO, CRO, Board of Director, Los Vegas, NV and Atlanta, GA – Profitable growth and enterprise risk management (ERM) expert Gary W. Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, will discuss an Getting C Suite Approval (& Support) for Reverse Logistics Initiatives – Strategic Work Session for the Reverse Logistics Association Atlanta convention April […]
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Welcome, I’m Gary Patterson. Let’s talk about the percentage of completion accounting method for construction contracts. What does that mean you may think? Well a lot of contracts extend over multiple periods, months, quarters even years and you have to do a really good job to understand where you are making money. Hence, the issue […]
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Links below include a series of my articles the publishers allow me to share on topics including: board of directors, CEO effectiveness, C-Suite effectiveness, strategy, enterprise risk management, governance, increasing profitability and change. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This Corporate Compliance Insights (CCI) 12 Specific Actionable Steps to Add ERM Value identifies 12 specific steps grouped into four categories […]
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Additional links below include a series of my articles the publishers allow me to share on topics including: board of directors, CEO effectiveness, C-Suite effectiveness, strategy, enterprise risk management, governance, increasing profitability and change. Strategic summary of primary links available for downloads: http://www.fiscaldoctor.com/supplemental/ Full Siscuss video http://youtu.be/kZTBDM5kTSM ezinearticles http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gary_W_Patterson YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ERMadvocate http://www.youtube.com/user/garywpatterson FiscalQuiz http://fiscaldoctor.com/fiscal-quiz/ Directors […]
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National Speakers Association 2015 session. Guidestar blogpost
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Selected to join Geniecast as expert in growth, risk and strategy St Louis, MO and Atlanta, GA — Professional speaker and author, Gary Patterson has joined the Geniecast marketplace to deliver BUSINESS expertise to global audiences. Geniecast is the world’s largest online marketplace of thought leaders, speakers, experts and consultants, all available via live, two-way […]
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Why does this doll sell for $295 while a competitive doll sells for only $19? Go to Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia like I did and learn why. Cabbage Patch dolls are a top 10 Toyland stop, making this a must go to location, for millions of children over the last 36 years. This […]
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Re-certified by Alan Weiss’s Society for Advancement of Consulting® (SAC) East Greenwich, RI – Society for Advancement of Consulting® LLC (SAC) awarded Gary W. Patterson, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) expert and speaker, an infrequently granted distinction of being re-certified for the sixth year as a “Board Approved” member in his specialty as Trusted Adviser for […]
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Articles and surveys abound on the unbelievable loss of faith in institutions across every sector. The author asks where you might be deceiving yourself about your official external financial statement package? Consider that accounting financial statement reserves and accruals, like reserves for bad debts, inventory accounts, and accrued liabilities, are merely guesses, sometimes manipulated for […]
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That REALLY struck home for me. You and I are the good people. We really are. However, you may have read the same scary stories that I am seeing. The trickle of surveys and stories about rampant loss of trust toward all institutions is turning into a tsunami. One of the latest and maybe the […]
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Trust that after reading this, you will soon feel the satisfaction of starting or finishing the day with a bigger smile. Amazing how most of us (myself included) often fail to appreciate something which can be very complex to the normal public, once we demystify those foundational business principles. See how you score on an extremely brief, self administered and […]
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Avoid the Five Biggest Mistakes in Growing Your Franchise Business Finding Your “Million Dollar Blind Spot” Is One of the Most Powerful Ways to Grow Your Sustainable, Wealthier Bottom Line In this Session you will: Learn five crucial mistakes he consistently sees leaders miss to their peril. Participate in a facilitated discussion on two of […]
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to read this strategic oriented article, which also has an orientation toward value based enterprise risk management. Interesting how things circle back to the basics. Whatever insights strike you from the article with a link below, the key is that group think and paralysis by ………. (the newest and latest issue) always are in vogue. […]
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Just back from speaking on Avoid the Five Biggest Mistakes in Growing Your Franchise Business for The Franchise Expo organization. http://www.franchiseshowinfo.com/atlanta/ Finding Your “Million Dollar Blind Spot” Is One of the Most Powerful Ways to Grow Your Sustainable, Wealthier Bottom Line. Glad to help you or a colleague find your Million Dollar Blind Spot opportunity […]
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Which of these three questions can improve the value of your strategic plan? • How can you improve the emphasis from crafting impressive-sounding mission statements, core values and new initiatives with scant consideration given to the company’s real financial position? • What part of your strategic vision will benefit from a fiscal focus to allow […]
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East Greenwich, RI /Atlanta, GA – The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC) invited one of its distinguished global members, Gary W. Patterson; to comment on “What disruptors are our clients experiencing and/or do we see on the horizon? What advice do we have for them?” Keep Your head, while others lose theirs – […]
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