How can your goals be SMART when you're illiterate?
How prepared are your leaders to set goals for your company coming out of the pandemic?
WITH MARTHA SULLIVAN
EEOC hearing underscores our collective ‘empathy deficit’
On April 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission met to hear testimony regarding the civil rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What ‘Nomadland’ teaches us about retirement
Nomadland, this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, reflects on one woman’s journey after leaving the life she has known for years.
Turn the tables on the pandemic paradox: Strategies for the labor crisis
The economy continues to crawl out of the economic impact of the pandemic. As millions of vaccines are administered daily, more consumers will return to former activities, boosting the demand for goods and services. Are we ready?
The million dollar mystery — Where’s the slippery puck going?
Are you as tired of talking about the pandemic as I am? It’s been the headline for 12 months now. We’ve lost so many and so much, stuck in a winter-dark Groundhog Day.
Harry and Meghan expose an ugly truth about family businesses
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, described in heart-wrenching detail the feeling of being trapped as members of the royal family. What should have been a grand story of princes and princesses was breathtaking and sad, but it’s an all-too-familiar feeling for those involved in family businesses.
Why steamy office romances heat everyone up and threaten value
Vault.com reports that 58% of adults have engaged in a workplace romance. On one hand, this statistic doesn’t shock me in the least as work is where we spend the majority of our waking hours. On the other hand, it presents an HR landmine for everyone involved — and I mean everyone.
How financial blind spots are killing you
Accountants and CPAs are often ranked as a business owner’s most trusted advisor — over their attorney, banker, and yes, even spouse. Yet there is a common misconception among business owners about their accountant and what he or she “does” for them.
Business in the United States: Are we coming or are we going?
Did 2020 leave you wondering whether you were coming or going? If so, you aren’t alone.
There’s a National Cat Herders Day?
Whether business or personal, it has been a year of chasing our tails, getting into $#^!, and avoiding people (perhaps intentionally at first, and then since March out of necessity).
A one-time information systems consultant turned her most brilliant act of rebellion into a career as a CPA, CFO, COO, and profit and value growth strategist, consulting to hundreds of clients and colleagues over the past three decades.
Martha Sullivan, president of Provenance Hill Consulting, LLC, founded her firm with one purpose: Help business owners build, buy, and sell strong, profitable companies that are attractive enough for someone to want to buy it when the owner decides to chase their next adventure.
Provenance Hill Consulting: Where Business Transformations Begin.
