Category Archives: Discuss: Improving the Business of the Business

The Time to KNOW MORE NOW might be passing you by

It’s that time of year for folks that rely upon and expect great finance…Still a lot of traffic on 2023 yearend analyses and a plethora of here are the X things you need to do for 2024 to achieve great … Continue reading

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Great Business leaders revel in the challenge of creating and sustaining value in uncertain times.

Welcome to the beginnings of a discussion for Business Leaders steering their ships through the economic tempest of our current times. Picture this: you’re navigating through a treacherous blend of headwinds that push you back, tailwinds that propel you forward, … Continue reading

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Do you believe you have room to create more value in your portfolio?

Do you believe you have room to create more value in your portfolio? You know this- there is a lot going on inside of your investments, and there all sorts of winds- not just head or tail- but worse: swirling … Continue reading

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Balancing Value Creation and Cost-Cutting: A Strategic Imperative for Today’s C-Suite

Or, don’t just lunge at cost cutting- adopt approach that helps to focus on value creation and cost alignment Continue reading

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This might be part of the [apparently] secret formula necessary to help you Improve the Business of your Business

Active observation over the past several years suggest that curiosity seems to have dampened. Perhaps it is the fear of “doing deep dives” in situations that we fear might become uncomfortable. Perhaps it is remote working- or perhaps it is … Continue reading

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Systems Thinking- When the going gets tough, go back to the basics

As many know, there is an abundance of e-commerce data ranging from web site visits through sales and abandoned carts etc.  The data is arrayed over many different timeframes and it can be overwhelming to make sense of it and … Continue reading

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Four organization traits that enabled high performing efforts in 2019

We have pledged to share insights that we think might be useful to our friends and clients businesses and organizations.  2019 provided a lot of learning experiences and we have identified four significant traits that we think helped to distinguish … Continue reading

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When the lower cost providers innovate- others need to take heed!

Great article in this morning’s Philly.com.  http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20151113_Rowan_offers_a_cheaper_three-year_plan.html Public Universities are growing, while many private universities are struggling.  It was so refreshing to see a school like Rowan, take a move that benefits both the University and its students.   I … Continue reading

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US Higher Ed needs to master the learning curve and smartly deal with excess capacity

It has been an interesting few weeks for Higher Education.  Last week, the Economist published a great article on the need to reform education—the challenges demanding it, and the factors accelerating the ability to transform. In the past few weeks, … Continue reading

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Improving your Business IQ

Relevant, Reliable and Readily Available information is key to improving the business of your business and acquiring the knowledge necessary to make smart moves. Attached is a recent presentation given at the introduction of Cognos Insight at Overbrook Golf Club. … Continue reading

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Reflections on 2011 learnings and affirmations regarding improving the business of the business

As we pledged when we started, we would periodically share our learnings and affirmations with our friends and supporters.  We are a bit late with our learnings from 2011, partly because we were busy, and partly because there was so … Continue reading

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Challenges remain for many companies because of the slow pace of recovery

PMCC Ventures and Pat McCormick have significant experience in helping challenged companies deal with their realities and options.  Our services cover most all requirements of of a business struggling to perform in tough economic conditions.  We focus on Operational Improvements, … Continue reading

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Improving the Business of the Business- A Maiden Blog…

Thank you for joining in on our Maiden Blog. The inspiration for the blog about “Improving the Business of the Business” has come from several friends- all in different roles- but all in the search of wanting their businesses to … Continue reading

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