Welcome to my business leaders blog.  I look forward to sharing thoughts, ideas, actions, experiences and philosophies with all of you.

The range of leadership and business topics I address will be defined by my rich professional tapestry of experience as a CEO, COO and CFO with in-the-trenches stories and illustrations.   We will explore issues and opportunities in international business development, mergers and acquisitions, leadership development, leveraging financial resources, streaming operations, and solving unexpected challenges.

Experience pays several interesting dividends. One of those I repeat most frequently is that the deeper  and wider the experience, the less likely it is that one will encounter a situation for the first time and waste time experimenting with alternate solutions.  Read more...