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November 2021 Newsletter

Why EVA Expectations Aren't Always Realized in Transactions

This newsletter is devoted to the pursuit of Economic Value-Add (EVA) in business – how it is useful, its impa...
November 2021 Newsletter

Making EVA Work for You: Practical Steps to Economic Value Add

Organizations, whether publicly listed corporations or private equity portfolio businesses, have a common goal...
November 2021 Newsletter

Licking the Data Spoon: Leveraging Insights From Existing Data Before a Digital Transformation

As we approach the holiday season, I recalled one of my favorite activities as a kid: helping bake holiday coo...
November 2021 Newsletter

Improving Shareholder Value through Economic Value Add

Over the last few years, Private Equity (PE) firms have seen exceptional returns on their portfolios and, coup...
September 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Effective Brand Strategy Begins with Culture

Effective brand strategy is an influential aspect of any business and can give your company an edge in an incr...
September 2021 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: LeAnne Stewart

LeAnne Stewart is the Chief Financial Officer of Axia Women’s Health. Please join us for this special spotlight i...
July 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Business Strategy – Too Many Choices?

Dusting off my personal library over the weekend, I had a revelation: there were more business strategy books ...
June 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: The Role of Finance in SaaS

The SaaS industry has exploded with the advancement and proliferation of technology over the past 20 years. Th...
June 2021 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: American Icon

Recounting the trying times of the American automotive industry following the Great Recession of 2008, Amer...
May 2021 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: Dr. Sridhar Balasubramanian

Peripheral Vision: An Interview with Dr. Sridhar Balasubramanian, SLKone Advisory Partner and Professor of Market...
May 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Growth Through Failure

I recently experienced a quintessential consultant failure. The project was interesting. The client was engage...
March 2021 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: Shan Jegatheeswaran

Shan Jegatheeswaran is the SVP of Digital for the Oil Field Services business unit at Baker Hughes Company. SL...
March 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Do You Know Why You're Doing That?

At SLKone, we’re big fans and proponents of process. With smart, routine processes in place, organizations can...
March 2021 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: The Leader's Bookshelf

This month, we decided to mix it up. Instead of reading a book on leadership, we decided to read a book about ...
February 2021 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: Andrew Klemm

Business ...
February 2021 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: The Biggest Bluff

Have you ever felt the desire to start completely fresh? To become a verified novice in a new-to-you field? Ma...
January 2021 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The Hard Thing About Hard Things chronicles the challenges that author Ben Horowitz encountered during ...
January 2021 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: The Future is Now with Hybrid Consulting Models

The archetype of a consultant is one of a road warrior. Wake up early on a Monday morning to catch a flight on...
November 2020 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: Dr. Emily Block

Business as a Science: An...
November 2020 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Onward & Upward in the Face of Uncertainty

Instead of focusing on the undeniable strain that COVID-19 has put on the global economy and its businesses si...
November 2020 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: Extreme Ownership

Chronicling both heroic and tragic war stories, Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jo...
October 2020 Newsletter

Spotlight Interview: Dan Kowalski

Busi...
October 2020 Newsletter

Monthly Edit: Business Development and COVID-19: Adapting to Thrive

As an industry, consulting is often viewed as a discretionary expense. Hastily categorized as non-essential, o...
October 2020 Newsletter

Breakroom Book Review: Talking to Strangers

Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know was the ina...