Especially when it comes to your supply chain. The trade war is still going strong and these are the times to ensure redundancy and contingency planning are part of your company's culture. One of our clients is learning this the hard way with something as simple as granulated garlic. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-49013571

Whether you're an investor or a CEO, perspective and pragmatism are a must. Sounds like something applicable to daily life, too, don't you think? 🙂 Source: http://www.fool.com/investing/2019/07/17/netflix-whiffs-on-member-growth.aspx

Do you know how much the average cost of a non-fatal accident that requires medical intervention is? How about a fatal accident? In addition to the damage caused to your business and the people who make it work, the lack of a safety focus can mean big bucks taken right from your bottom line. Source: [...]

So let's just address the elephant in the room: the US tax system is absurd. But Forbes has posted an infographic about how to navigate the tax system... from the IRS' own tax advocate. Terrifying. It's why having a seasoned tax professional is critical to navigating a system that, in the author's words, "...it makes [...]

With the full effects of GDPR starting to be felt — with the first wave of penalties for data breaches — tech giants may soon have to take an active role and self-police their third-party content in order to reduce risk and avoid the liabilities they're currently immune from. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/ibm-proposes-curbing-legal-protections-for-internet-companies?srnd=premium

One thing CNN didn't include is all the times Jeff Bezos wanted to quit or was on the brink of failure. The lesson here: vision. Always renew your vision to grow and improve, explore new things, and your vision of who you are and what your – and your company's – values and mission are. [...]

Here's a timeline of how we've gotten to where we are today. Source: http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-china-trade-war-timeline