We post a lot of thoughts and links on our Shirlaws Cayman Facebook page (not to mention LinkedIn and Twitter), but a) not everybody follows businesses on Facebook, and b) there is so much that we post that it is often difficult to scan the timeline and go back and find posts. (As a side note, it would be wonderful [...]
Many companies have tried to increase equity, but failed because they attempted what we call “a logical extension” path. Instead, we advocate “asset extension”, an approach that accounts for Shirlaws’ successes with clients wanting to grow. Our start point uses the concept of “valuation = profit x multiple“. We explain this equation to clients by [...]
We hope you’ve had a restful summer, as well as being inspired by some of the positive sporting and other events. We’ve been busy here, as well as inspired by the Olympics (see our article on one secret that we can all learn about success from Olympic Champions like the astonishing Sir Chris Hoy !) [...]
At Shirlaws, we help businesses do a fair amount of self-reflection – how is their business capability overall? How well do key players understand and implement key business concepts? Are key strategies – from culture to client service to capacity – driven by one person, or owned by the whole team? Coaching a business through [...]
The economic clock suggests it’s time to invest in our businesses once again. In February 2007 business leaders thought we were mad to suggest they rein in company spending and slow recruitment. ‘It’s time to cash up,’ we said. ‘But we’re in a boom!’ they replied. 12 months on, the recession started to bite and [...]
As suggested by a client, we post a lot of thoughts and links on our Shirlaws Cayman Facebook page (not to mention LinkedIn and Twitter), but a) not everybody follows businesses on Facebook, and b) there is so much that we post that it is often difficult to scan the timeline and go back and [...]
Many of the world’s leading economies are now in the “double dip” of the “W Shaped Economy” that we talked about in this blog in October last year that highlighted the publishing of our ebook of articles we’ve written on the subject over the last several years. Recent news makes clear that the UK is now [...]
At Shirlaws Cayman we are finding ourselves engaging increasingly on Facebook at our Shirlaws Cayman page. Since Facebook changed to allow the ability to post longer updates along with blog / image / video / article links, this has facilitated engagement on the level of a typical blog post, and Facebook comments and engagement is [...]
The concept of Risk/Return is well understood in investment circles: the higher the risk the higher the potential return (and importantly but normally forgotten by the investor: the higher the risk the higher the potential losses). But for the CEO and Board, risk is often the “hidden variable” in many business decisions. Risk touches on [...]
When : Tuesday April 24th, 2012, (8:30 for) 9am-5pm, rooftop cocktails to follow Where : Grand Cayman Beach Suites, Grand Cayman Cost : CI$500 Who Should Attend : Business Owners, CEOs, Executives on Leadership Track Presenters : Glyn Heald, Shirlaws Global and Tom McCallum, Shirlaws Cayman At Shirlaws we “Love Business”, working with business [...]
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