When the secret to strength is not concentration
Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said, “Concentration is the secret to strength.” Yet, concentration isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
WITH MARTHA SULLIVAN
Calling it out: Google gone wrong
On Aug. 10, news broke of Google’s new policy stating that workers that chose to remain in a work-from-home model could face substantial pay cuts depending on where they live relative to the office that they are based out of.
How your sloppy, selfish attitude wreaks havoc
Do you know a business owner who claims that they are never going to retire? Yeah, me too.
Implode with fierce competition or celebrate success with coopetition?
Competition is a given in life and business. It’s the basic struggle we all face to ensure that you have adequate food, space, time, and other resources to accomplish what you need and want.
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?
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.
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.
