by David Johnson | Sep 24, 2014 | Business Transformation, Leadership
There is a tendency among the leadership ranks of most organizations to espouse the virtues of disruption, but only when that disruption is focused on somebody else. When incumbent leadership is unable or unwilling to drive necessary change, creditors and other...
by David Johnson | Aug 15, 2014 | Strategy
For most companies, worries about the transience of advantage can seem hopelessly theoretical. The goal for the majority of companies and their leadership teams is to achieve market dominance, not worry about the staying power of that dominance. And for those lucky...
by David Johnson | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership
Working Capital Management often represents the most substantial performance improvement opportunities available to a company. While optimizing levels of accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable will not show improvement on a P&L, the reality is that...
by David Johnson | Mar 1, 2014 | Restructuring
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. ― Arthur Conan Doyle Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy under Japanese law less than a week after revealing that the company had lost over $450 million in its own...
by David Johnson | Jan 15, 2014 | Strategy
This article originally appeared in Business Insider Article Date: 7/3/11 I had a chance to see “Page One” this weekend, the documentary on the troubles facing the New York Times. Many have opined on the issues facing the New York Times, notably Henry Blodget here at...
