Author archive for Vantage Cost

Our first accomplishments as professionals are usually rooted in our skill as individual contributors. In most fields we add...

Across corporate America each day, we engage in 25 million meetings—and at least half that time is wasted.

Those statistics,…

Making creative expertise a lasting part of your company means more than just hiring a few designers. You also...

Finance chiefs, treasurers and other financial executives are the most optimistic they have been since before the 2008-2009 recession,...

Easy credit is delaying the retail industry’s day of reckoning. Investors, desperate for higher returns, are eagerly lending to...

Zurich Insurance poaches CFO from Swiss Re; Vulcan Materials promotes its CFO; and InVivio Therapeutics gets its second interim...

Under the leadership of Chef Davide Oldani, the Italian restaurant D’O balances Michelin-star-level quality with affordable prices. In this...

Situation 1: Asking for it You’re sitting at your desk when an e-mail pops up from your boss that...

It wasn’t that long ago that in most companies, especially large ones, a fair amount of time was spent...

As a successful serial entrepreneur, Bettina Hein has a lot to say about how to run a business. She...