U is for Unreasonable Compensation. I don?t love S corporations. I know that my CPA friends love, love them but I don?t. While I agree that they have advantages in terms of flexibility, many shareholders struggle with compliance putting the S status at risk. And even more concerning? The IRS isn?t a fan. And by ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 00:27

"Culture" is the hot buzzword in business these days, and with good reason. Many business leaders are coming to realize that if a company's internal culture isn't healthy???if it isn't focused on the right values and goals, and if it isn't behaving in the right way???then ultimately, that will become apparent to the outside world. ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 00:27

When U.S. Supreme Court justices question lawyers on the constitutionality of President Obama?s 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there is at least one industry that won?t be feeling particularly nervous about the outcome: medical tourism companies. That?s because, whatever happens, the companies???which arrange foreign surgeries or other medical procedures at top-rated facilities (along ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 00:00

Hunger ??is blowing away all the skeptics with it?s $155m weekend opening. ??Hunger Games is in the center of conversations among my kids, their friends, and the world. Hunger will end up being the biggest hit for Lionsgate ever. ??Why??is it such a runaway hit? Let me share the story of Hunger and how it ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 23:55

In preparation for our annual Research Conference in April, I have been actively studying our research over the last year. What I realized is that today?s business environment requires a complete rethink of many of the traditional practices of HR. Let me briefly explain. The Invention of Professional Over the last 100 years, businesses have ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:57

Can you always resist that chocolate cake or bacon-burger just because you want to look good on vacation next month? For most, no is a frequent answer. In fact, consistently following any long-term strategy is not easy. Consider the trader who loses money chasing an impulse buy promising immediate gain. The fact is that impulses ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:25

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:20

Often ? when Hollywood turns a book into a movie they take a scalpel (or a hatchet) to the nuance and meaning that the original author of the text so lovingly crafted into the pages.?? The reasoning,?? or so the argument goes,?? is that larger audiences aren?t going to turn their hard earned movie ticket ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:19

The iPad has a fatal flaw... you can't watch Blade Runner in the full aspect ratio in 1080p HD. But is that really a flaw? What about the higher operating temperature? Is that a flaw? Exactly...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:06

(Sung to the tune of ?I?ve Been Working On The Railroad?) I?ve been working on a Sunday, almost all the day I?ve been working on a Sunday to finish deadlines and get the pay Don?t I hear my children playing? While in my office I lurk Don?t know if I?ll finish everything before I have ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 21:58