Posted in Observations As we start the new year I came across this article, “Glass Balls and Core Values,” from Scott Morrill that was part of the Boomer Bulletin in December 2011. I have been reflecting upon a message of this type to start the year. Scott’s article is pretty good and hope it challenges you, as it did… Continue Reading
Posted in Guest Spotlights, Observations It seems everyone in my father’s generation can tell you where they were when John F. Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated. Regardless of political opinions, it is no surprise that JFK would have this level of impact on that generation. On October 5th I was in Starbucks working on a personal project, killing time before I… Continue Reading
Posted in Guest Spotlights, Observations Consulting Solutions Manager Craig Abbott, is back, discussing how he renewed his energy by disconnecting while on vacation. Over the years I have become a slave to my smart phone. Don’t get me wrong, there are many good things about today’s technology, but what I learned is if you do not manage it, it can become an… Continue Reading
Posted in In Our Community, Observations, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek On July 8, 2011 a bitter sweet day for our country was noted. That day was the launch of the last US manned space flight for the foreseeable future. I had the honor and the privilege of attending the final launch in Mission Control as a guest of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) through Walter… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations I read a fantastic article by Justin Menkes in the Harvard Business Review last week. He talks about the research he did for his book, Better Under Pressure, and the three traits of successful CEOs. He cites a fascinating statistic, "More than half the companies that were industry leaders in 1955 were still leaders in… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations On my recent trip to Amsterdam I had the pleasure of flying Continental Airlines and was impressed by the in-flight selection of entertainment that was offered to me in the Economy Class. Having a wide variety of movies, TV shows, music, it made my trip even more enjoyable than before. It certainly helped pass the time…. Continue Reading
Posted in Observations One of my fellow HTC Advisory Board members, Ravi Kathuria, president of Cohegic, was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about corporate executives who change roles within their company, usually to an unfamiliar area. Cohegic, a management consulting firm, conducted the poll referenced in the article. It’s an interesting concept. The execs in… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations AccoutingWEB recently completed a survey of their readers, asking "What will the U.S. economy do in 2011." Most of the readers had a positive outlook on the economy. Only 8% of the respondents had a negative outlook on the economy. This mirrors what I’m seeing and hearing in my interactions in the Houston business community. People… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations As a friend of our firm, we are committed to providing you with information on tax legislation that may have an impact on you and your business. Maybe this wasn’t first on your Holiday Wish List, but the December 17th signing of this tax legislation by President Obama could put some extra "jingle" in your… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations Tuesday, I ran across an article in the Wall Street Journal from reporter Ben Casselman about the issues with aging oil rigs and pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. Many were built pre-1990 and years of salt, wind and hurricanes have taken their told. It’s a problem that needs to be address and with the… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations This Week’s Business Pulse Question: What do you think of the Fed maintaining its ban on Gulf oil drilling? I’m for it. I’m against it. Not Sure To vote, click here.
Posted in Observations Well we have found another one take Jake in our world of PKF Texas. Our client, Vector USA was recently featured on the BusinessBakers Radio Show. Malcolm Gore, CEO of Vector USA was interviewed by Russ Capper. You did great Malcolm, you have a career in radio/TV if you ever want to change. Thank you… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations I recently attended a Social Media luncheon hosted by Content Active (one of my favorite web consultants) and I was updated on the increasing, growing spider web of Social Media. There is no way you will NOT be impacted by Social Media in the next 5 years. The question is, “Do you have a strategy… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations I was able to catch up on some reading on the plane to and from Copenhagen. AccountingWeb had a great piece on the CPA executive’s outlook on today’s business environment. They are optimistic about the economy for the first time in two years. The AICPA partnered with the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations The Spring 2010 issue of The Leading Edge magazine has hit mailboxes and is available electronically. Of interest highlights: Cover:Changing work ‘faces’: Capture knowledge before it walks out the door Tax consequences of FBAR filings: Understand the rules, process and penalties Cubester® Chat: A Cubester’s journey to career development How companies benefit from sales tax incentives Lemonade Lessons:… Continue Reading
Posted in In Our Community, Observations As you are aware, over the weekend the Rice Business Plan Competition awarded $1 million in prizes. The Houston Chronicle ran a story about the competition on the front page of the Saturday’s Business section. Thanks to Reporter David Kaplan, for quoting me, Brad Burke, and the team from Purdue University, Microfluidic. It was a good… Continue Reading
Posted in In Our Community, Observations A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by Lora Kolodny, a reporter for the New York Times. The article was run last Tuesday March 23, 2010. Kolodny was doing an article about Virtual Nerd, an online video-based math and science tutoring company, who had entered and won the 2008-2009 Olin Cup business plan competition… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations On Thursday March 25, 2010 I had the pleasure of attending the first Executive Roundtable offered by the East End Chamber at Brady’s Landing. The breakfast meeting was attended by well over 100 participants and the content of the panel as well as the networking was very good. The panel consisted of the following: Master… Continue Reading
Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Observations, Tecknowledgy Wow, the second day is really quite impressive, the room will have over 130 people here and almost 20 clients and prospects of PPI are going to be in attendance. The day was kicked off by a quick review of some thoughts and observations from Poul Kjaer. Next up was Doug Kennedy, Vice President Dynamics… Continue Reading
Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Observations, Tecknowledgy Me with Henning Lund of Partner Power International. Merhaba! Day One Partner Power International 10th Annual Meeting Istanbul, Turkey Well I recovered from my long flight and was ready to go on the first day of the conference. We had almost 100 partners from all over the world in attendance at the 10th anniversary. PKF… Continue Reading
Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Observations, Tecknowledgy Merhaba from Istanbul I arrived in Istanbul yesterday and took a quick tour of the old city along the coast road. I was overwhelmed by the history that I saw during my drive. Walls built almost 2,000 years ago still standing and parts of the old city still standing. The city was alive with lots… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations Read an interesting article on Inc.com. Duke University and the University of Colorado at Boulder’s law schools will be offering a LLM degree in entrepreneurship for the 2010-2011 academic year. This is an interesting development. With the rise in entrepreneurial centers at universities across the country, it makes sense to extend this focus to law schools…. Continue Reading
Posted in Observations Back in July I wrote about a video from David Winans about the Texaplex, the triangle between Houston, San Antonio, Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Over the weekend, David sent me another Texaplex video, this time specific to Houston. You can watch the embedded video above. Running about nine and a half minutes, it… Continue Reading
Posted in Observations The Winter 2010 issue of The Leading Edge magazine has hit mailboxes and is available electronically. Of interest highlights: A New Energy for Business: Alternatives open up markets Risk and oversight of employee benefit plans Cubester® Chat: Succession planning – not just for the C-level Make resolutions for your organization In a Nutshell by Chris DeSantis: Why is… Continue Reading
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