Comments on: Too Much Leverage Killed Mervyns

By: The Importance of Leadership by Those Working to Improve Management » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:25:40 +0000

[…] focus on understanding business and things like: cash flow, fixed costs, marginal costs, leverage (risks of large and excessive leverage), how costly health care is (likely one of the highest cost for many organizations outside of […]

By: Business 901 Podcast: Two New Deadly Diseases for Business » Curious Cat Management Blog

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:44:35 +0000

I continue to record podcasts as I promote my new book – Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. In this podcast I discuss the 2 new deadly diseases facing companies…

By: Leanpub Podcast on My Book – Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:38:42 +0000

In this leanpub podcast we cover quite a bit of ground quickly, so the details are limited (transcript of the interview). These links provide more details on items I mention in the podcast…

By: Withdrawing Huge Amounts of Cash From Companies You Saddle with Debt is Despicable Behavior at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:30:40 +0000

I abhor the subsidies provided to those that saddle corporations (that build up value through decades of hard work by employees) with huge debt. The actions of leveraged by out firms are atrocious…

By: Long Term Thinking with Respect for People » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:48:12 +0000

[…] This means innovating (Toyota Management System, Toyota Prius, Toyota Robots, Lexus brand, etc.) and seeking growth and profit with long term safety that does not risk the failure of the company. And it means planning for the worst case and making sure survivability (without layoffs etc.) is nearly assured. Only when that requirement is met are risks allowed. You do not leverage your company to put it at risk of failure in dire economic conditions even if that would allow you to be more profitable by various measures today. And you certainly don’t leverage just to take out big paychecks for a few short term thinkers. […]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Warren Buffett’s Letter to Shareholders 2009

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:11:08 +0000

[…] not change, though, were the essential ingredients of their previous operations, including their cherished fee structures and love of leverage. Their new label became “private […]