Destination Unknown

 

The Sky Above

“He who angers you controls you.” Unknown

Stephen Dawson, DSL

I am a planner, a work-the-plan, a get-it-done kind of guy. I’m not particularly eager to live without a purpose helping to guide me to a predetermined destination. I modify the plan when it is suitable. However, I adjust the plan with justification for the change. I work on the concept of mapping out where I want to go in comparison to where I am from a figurative standpoint. It works for me and for the customers I have served over my years of caring for them.

2020 had me in the company of what seemed like the majority of the human population. I had more people coming to me for my advice on what they should do amid global health, economic, and political upheavals than I have experienced in years. It became clear to me the pattern resident in these inquires was an espoused anger hiding their genuine fear of the unknown. These people had an unquestionable problem. The answer to this problem was clear: help them with the strategic planning of their circumstances.

I considered at length the anger I witnessed. The Latin adage si vis pacem, para bellum is translated as “if you want peace, prepare for war”. I also heard the angry people tell me they were fighting this and that. They were fighting against COVID-19, fighting for a political agenda, fighting to stay in business, fighting to either have or prevent this or that. It was not clear to me who they were fighting, how they were fighting, and often why they were fighting. I found the deeper I went to understanding their fighting, the more I could see their fears. They were trying to get back to peace by fighting in some type of hostility. I understood this condition, as I struggled with it myself for years.

There are many clear reasons before us today as to why anger has advanced to fighting. A 2020 report from the Corruption Perceptions Index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International ranked global regions where corruption occurs. A summary review of these regions also found strong economic growth where there is little corruption. The Wall Street Journal reported this week McKinsey is in settlement talks with states over how they advised Purdue Pharma to boost their OxyContin sales. I will spare us both the heartache of addressing the drama trauma of the 2020 US election events. Suffice it to say, there is quite a bit of undeniable defiant aggressiveness by those we are to be trusting for leading us to cause their followers to be upset with their performance, upset to the point of angry, and angry to the point of undertaking some type of fight with them.

WHAT IS THE POINT?

I both read and hear from those around me, and abroad, they feel burned. Burned, in terms of being misled by their leadership. Misled, to the point of metaphorically having their hand burned by being told to trust touching the pot that is quite hot. Misled, in terms of not having income anymore from employment that is no more. Misled, from not being sure what political topic we are working on now as there are so many topics, and a good leader would have the decency to tell their constituents what topic to work on for the moment. Being burned, as it were, is no justifiable reason not to have a plan to carry out the strategy you need to accomplish for your life and for your followers, for you to realize success. I get mad when I burn my hand. I release adrenaline to deal with the pain. It is a form of controlled anger. It is an act of survival, as I am not sure how badly I hurt myself from the burn. I have not cut my hand off as of yet to respond to any burning, any pain, or perhaps the shame of having burned my hand. It took me years to learn being burned, as it were, by an unhealthy relationship is not a justifiable reason to not continue to relate to people. The example I present here is both literal and figurative. They both hurt, and they both changed my behavior. The point is to use the pain of your being burned, perhaps by yourself from not having a plan to accomplish your strategy, to change your behavior now for the betterment of you.

WHAT TO DO?

The most direct form of counsel I can provide anyone undertaking strategic planning is to calm down, eliminate anger, and move to a reasoned position. “He who angers you controls you.” I make this statement because those who have no plan to determine and accomplish their strategy have come to me in a state of calamity. I have no reason to believe this combination will change based on what I know of human behavior. I cannot overstate the value of a calm approach to accomplishing strategic planning. I have seen people achieve this counsel somewhere between a matter of seconds and a matter of years. Sure, some parts of strategic planning can be accomplished from an upset, angered, and even unreasonable position. However, I am talking about getting out of the mess you find yourself in sooner than later. It is not my place to judge how anyone arrived at their lot in life. It is my place to help them move to a better place should they want my help. Better, what is better? We all follow someone, one way or the other. Defining betterment is a question only a follower can answer. Only the follower can answer it because they decide with each step they take to continue following their leader once they have determined their leader is leading them to a place more preferable than where they stand now.

WHERE TO START?

I lived near the ocean for many years. I would spend time daily looking at the beauty of the clouds. The ocean always seemed to have more clouds than land areas. The sky above us, the unknown. I have flown in planes and jumped out of them by parachute. Looking at the sky helps me have a more refined view of the circumstances I face, to help me put things into a more healthy perspective. The sky over the ocean is so much different from the sky over land, such as Tennessee’s mountains. A recent morning had frost in the backyard, reminding me both warm and cold days have colors to alter my perspective of the moment. A significant difference is the amount of heat coming off the continent to the ocean’s vast openness. Get the heat off of you by putting aside anger, deciding to stop traveling to an unknown destination, and begin the work of determining where you want to go. Sure, read the thermodynamics laws as the starting point for your strategic planning if this will help you. However, please do not decide you need to master them before undertaking your strategic planning efforts. The key here is to take action now with your first step. Putting aside anger to meet the fears you face of not having a well-prepared strategic plan now to live this thing called life is a huge step. Take a moment and give yourself the credit you deserve for taking this step.

My journey with music had me performing as an instrumentalist for several decades. I learned so many crucial lessons about enabling followers, those attending my concerts, to appreciate my work by understanding the material I performed with greater depth. They understood it more when I spoke for a minute or two about the song I was to play, either before or after playing each song. It was not me bragging about my greatness or diminishing the listeners who did not know all of the finer points of a tune I would play for them. It was bringing new insight to them about what they were hearing. It matched a story to the song, perhaps a current event, along with what I knew of the audience in that moment, which helped form my spoken words to them. It was augmenting their ability to listen to what they were there by their choice to hear.

It saddens me when someone comes to me and tells me they need strategic planning, want strategic planning, are unsure what they will do without strategic planning, but are afraid they will not do strategic planning well. A music producer I worked with would go and sit with his daughter at her house, who had given up her career as a stockbroker to be a stay-at-home mother. The producer’s grandchildren invariably had other children around. He would attempt to make a point to the toddlers about something he had on his mind. He concluded that if he can get his point across to toddlers, then he has succeeded in his messaging efforts. He used his powerful messaging ability to help me understand how to record better some of what I called pretty good music. If you, at your lot in life, can understand strategic planning as a series of plans involving simple communications, then you have the necessary understanding to undertake your strategic planning efforts. Note, I did not say you have the understanding of a child. What I am saying is you have the innocence of a child. This innocence is a critical success factor in accomplishing effective strategic planning.

The planning of your strategy most likely involves more people than just yourself. It is reasonable to hold a bit of fear that you will harm them by planning poorly. I encourage you not to become angry at them as you find a way to tell them you did not yet prepare the strategy you need to accomplish. Such anger will only harm the relationship you have with them. How many press conferences have you watched in the past few months where either the speaker or an interviewer was angry? How many excuses have you read in the recent business news where low earnings are not the business leadership’s fault? How many times have you seen children trying to learn virtually their school work from home and decide schooling is not worth the pain? There are more than enough examples around us today to understand the gains from having strategic planning more than justifies the pain of getting your first planned strategy written down and executed. Think about you living out 2021 without accomplishing strategic planning. How do you think you will enter 2022 with two concurrent years of little to no strategic planning accomplishments?

So, I ask you: where do you want to go? I hope your answer is to develop the plans necessary to accomplish the strategy you know you need to achieve to arrive at your desired destination. If this is the case, then let’s get to work. If not, then I wish you the best of everything.

I hope we will see each other here next week. Email me if you need to talk before then.

 

Dr. Stephen H. Dawson, DSL

Executive Strategy Consultant

Dr. Stephen H Dawson

Stephen Dawson is an executive consultant of technology and business strategy, serving significant international organizations by providing leadership consulting, strategic planning, and executive communications. He has more than thirty years of service and consulting experience in delivering successful international business development and program management outcomes in the US and SE Asia. His weekly column, “Where Do You Want To Go?,” appears on Thursdays.

Dr. Dawson has served in the technology, banking, and hospitality industries. He is a noted strategic planning visionary. His pursuit of music has been matched with his efforts to lead by service to followers. He holds the clear understanding a leader without followers is a person taking a long walk alone.

Stephen has lived his life in the eastern United States, visiting most of the United States and several countries. He is a graduate of the Regent University School of Business & Leadership. Contact him at service@shdawson.com.

Stephen Dawson, DSL

Vice President Strategic Planning or Business Development
by Dr. Stephen H. Dawson, DSL
February 4, 2021

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Key Items I’m Watching This Year Market Commentary – January 17, 2021

Now that we are a few weeks into the new year, I wanted to look forward a bit and briefly discuss some of the things I’m questioning and watching this year. I like to go through this process each year to force a review of my thinking and the strategies that come from those thoughts that I pass along to you.

Will stock concentration continue?
Five stocks represent a quarter of the S&P 500, which is the largest weighting for five stocks since the early 1970s. It’s hard seeing this continue, but it’s harder to come up with a reason why it won’t.

Will value come back?
Over the last 5 years, the Russell 1000 Value Index has grown by 9% a year. Not bad, except when you compare it to its growth counterpart, which has grown at 21% a year. Maybe we should be talking less about value being dead and more about growth being impossible to keep up with.

One of the reasons for the discrepancy in returns has to do with the difference in sector weights. Value has 29% fewer technology stocks and 26% more financials, industrials, and energy. The spread between value and growth on fundamental factors is as wide as it has been since 1999, and on some metrics, it’s even wider. But is it different this time? You cannot rule it out.

Will the stocks that benefited the most from Covid continue to outperform?
The world looks different today than it did a year ago. People are working from home, and they are wearing masks in the street. Some parts of our lives and some parts of the economy are changed forever. The question is, has the market already discounted all the change and then some?

Zoom, Peloton, Docusign, Teladoc, Shopify, and Wayfair gained an additional $300 billion in market cap this year. For comparison, that’s twice as much as the combined value of Delta, Las Vegas Sands, Marriott, Royal Caribbean, and Simon Property.

Again, the Covid beneficiaries added twice as much in market cap this year as the combined value of the badly hurt names by the virus. Did the market get this right? Does the gap narrow this year, or does it continue to widen?

Irrational Behavior
Investors went a little crazy this year. And I don’t mean in the way that Zoom gained $100 billion in market cap. That might be justified. But what investors did after Apple and Tesla announced that they were splitting their stocks was absolutely insane.

Apple announced a stock split on July 30th. On July 31st, the stock gained 10.5%. That was its second-best performing day of the last decade. $172 billion in additional market cap was added one day because investors were getting four shares for every 1 they had previously, with the price of their shares getting cut by 75%. In theory, this shouldn’t impact the value of a company. In reality, it really it did!

Will investors continue to ignore things like common sense? Investor behavior is impossible to predict, but I’m really looking forward to seeing whether or not 2021 is a continuation of what feels like irrational behavior because often such behavior ends badly.

Where does the Dollar Go? 
Maybe all that money printing is finally catching up with us. For the first time in a long time, the mighty dollar is starting to show signs of weakness. This has implications for the global economy and implications for U.S. investors.

A weaker dollar is good for gold and good for non-hedged foreign stocks. Gold quietly made an all-time high earlier in the year, and international stocks are showing signs of life, after doing a whole lot of nothing over the last decade.
International developed stocks (EFA), think Japan, United Kingdom, have only outperformed U.S. stocks once in the last 8 years. This is another one of those things that shouldn’t continue forever, but it’s hard to make the case why it wouldn’t.

Will we see more institutional adoption of Bitcoin/Cryptocurrencies?
Speaking of dollars, it has been a wild year for Bitcoin. Until recently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin was the only way for U.S. investors to access bitcoin in a listed fund. But recently, competition is showing up, providing investors more options.

Until now, Bitcoin/cryptocurrencies have been mostly a fringe asset and has not had a place in the portfolio of 99% of investors. What happens if institutional investors start to get involved?

Will the yield curve continue to steepen?
The yield curve, historically one of the most predictive economic indicators, went negative in 2019. That got a ton of attention at the time. Once again, it preceded a recession, albeit one that had nothing to do with the underlying economy. Be that as it may, right now it is at a 3-year high and I see few people talking about it.

A steeper yield curve, again, in theory, is good for economic growth and rising inflation expectations. With the Fed committed to keeping short-term rates low for the next few years, this may continue to widen, and maybe longer-term bonds start to outpace inflation.

And What About SPACs?
What Is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)? It is a company with no commercial operations that are formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company.

Also known as “blank check companies,” SPACs have been around for decades. In recent years, they’ve become more popular, attracting big-name underwriters and investors and raising a record amount of IPO money in 2019. In 2020 SPACs raised $64 billion. And they’re just getting started.

According to Goldman Sachs, $61 billion in SPAC IPO proceeds are currently searching for acquisition targets. I cannot wait to see this. There are going to be some spectacularly bad deals come through.

It’s always hard to see things changing. And then along comes a year like 2020. Nobody had any of this on their list at the end of 2019. 2021 is sure to deliver some surprises, and unlike the last dreadful year, hopefully, those surprises will be for the better.

Content in this material is for general information only and not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly. The economic forecasts set forth in this material may not develop as predicted and no strategy assures success or protects against loss. Investing involves risk including loss of principal.

 

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Significant Human Resources Alterations in Store Under Biden Administration

 

 

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HR changes employers can expect from the Biden administrative agenda.

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2020 was quite an unpredictable year, and employers are still working to restore stability as the nation transitions Presidents. One thing the past year has taught business leaders is the flexibility to adapt to such fluctuating environment. And businesses need to stay compliant because some major HR deviations are due to transpire. President-elect Joe Biden has communicated his initiatives to considerably change employment and labor laws that currently reside in the workplace today. His actions thus far prioritize filling his cabinet and surrounding offices with individuals that have deep roots in labor relations. Therefore, it’s imperative that Human Resources leaders be aware of the predicted upcoming modifications.

Key Human Resources areas possibly impacted by the new administration in 2021 will be: 

COVID Management

There are strong indications that the new administration will move very fast to implement new guidelines and standards. In fact, this first action could come as soon as a few days after the President-elect takes office. Instilling remote work and holding companies accountable for that, strengthening sanitation procedures, social distancing, and employee training is also on the shortlist of items that could be implemented quickly. We may see a band at any social events of more than 25-50 people. And if it is allowed, masks will be required or a fine can be imposed. These guidelines could take effect until the number of death cases drops substantially. To support these efforts the new administration is considering doubling the number of OSHA inspectors.

COVID-19 Direction

OSHA to issue more binding rules outlining workplace exposure prevention, testing, temporary closures, and penalties for employer COVID violations. We will also see a push for more monetary relief for those economically harmed by COVID.

Healthcare

Expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This will take some time to see major reform. The only thing we see happening quickly is increased attention to health plans covering all care related to COVID. Another popular offering is to add Telemedicine as a requirement in ACA qualified plans.

COVID Paid Leave

Extended paid leave of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is currently voluntary for employers to retain through March 31, 2021. We may see swift action to require this Act to be followed as it was through December 31, 2020, and even extending the act several more months past March 31, 2021.

Paid Leave

Beyond anything related to COVID, the President, and Vice President-elect have made strong commitments to put a Company Paid Leave Act into law. Share on X

Previous communications of 12 weeks of paid leave have since dissipated. Most states that have implemented a paid family leave program are paid through a state tax charged to the employee as a payroll deduction. Also, this may be mandated by the size of the company.

Wage-And-Hour

Push for a nationwide minimum wage increase, overtime rule changes, and “wage theft” provisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be seen in the first 90-days of the new administration. There may be some occupations that will be allowed to sustain a lower wage such as agricultural and farming positions, for example.

Secretary of Labor

President-elect Biden has nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be the next Secretary of State. This is the first union member to fill this role in over 50 years, indicating the new laws will focus on employee-centric policy versus employer-supported rules.

Non-Competes

Only a few states today prohibit non-competes in employment agreements. However, President-elect Biden has strong commitments to supporting the California elected Vice President in following her state law of not allowing non-competes for all workers.

No-Poaching Agreements

This is where employers and employees agree not to poach and hire each other’s employees. The new administration has a strong commitment to ban this practice.

Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination

Broadening on discrimination and harassment (gender, age), and possible required anti-harassment training every year or two. There are some state laws requiring this now so it would not be hard to model off of one of those states.

Immigration

Transference in executive orders affecting immigration and increased work visas. However, this may help support the shortage of high-tech open positions and other jobs for Nurses and even Doctors but resulting in the burden of bringing them to work for US companies at the expense of the employer. We most likely will see fees escalate your VISA applications, H1B’s, and green card administration services. And you guessed it, the cost will shift more to the burden of the employer.

Labor relations

Most likely there will be a drive to enforce the “Right to Organize” Act, supporting major changes for Unions, which they will welcome. Over the past four years, the Labor Relation Board has not been at the forefront in labor activity. Under the Biden administration, expect to see the NLRB very active in employee-centric activities.

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Flex HR is an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) that provides leadership to deliver customized, scalable, and cost-effective HR outsourcing solutions. Flex HR offers a highly collaborative approach to consulting and outsourcing by aligning core human resources competencies needed to achieve the value expected from your company’s most important assets: your people.

 

 

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David will present:  What Has COVID Done to Value, Timing, Exit and Business Sales? Helping Business Owners Adjust.

 

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Overview 

Richard Kirby

Richard Kirby is an executive coach and small business coach with 30 years of corporate management and 16+ years of independent coaching successes. His diverse corporate experience has ranged from engineering/technical to sales/relational in company environments that ranged from a Fortune100 bureaucracy to a pre-IPO entrepreneurial start-up. He is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC®) and a BoardCertified Coach (BCC). 

Richard has a unique combination of analytical and creative talents that allow him to successfully coach key executives and business owners, with a focus on improving individual and organizational results.  

Core Competencies 

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Background 

    • Chair (Small Business Coach) for Vistage International 
    • Executive Coach and Outplacement Coach for Executive Impact 
    • Regional Sales Director for ADC Telecom 
    • Regional Sales Director for Siemens 
    • Various Engineering Management positions 
    • BS in Electrical Engineering 

 

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We at ITB Partners appreciate your loyal business and referrals. I have heard from many of you how difficult 2020 has been and wanted to offer some assistance. Since I’m not comfortable giving advice beyond my (Service type) expertise, I have contracted with an expert Business Coach to help.

Adrian Sasine is a serial entrepreneur and client I have known and worked with for nearly 10 years. He runs a Business Coaching Firm specializing in small and medium-sized businesses like yourselves. I fully trust his expertise in Sales, Marketing, and Business Fundamentals and have seen the resources at his disposal firsthand.

Adrian is offering a complimentary coaching session to focus on what you can do to drive more business in 2021.  He is committed to finding you more money, selling ideas, and marketing strategies to help you!

The first 15 businesses that take advantage of this will receive a free coaching session and FREE access to a robust online Business Academy packed with tools, resources, and training. This alone retails for $997 and includes a powerful resource library containing over $100K in previously created and tested marketing collateral.

There is absolutely NO COST to you as I have negotiated everything as a special gift to my clients.

To book your complimentary Coaching Session NOW, send an email to adrian@salesmarketingresults.com

This offer is only good through January 20th so I highly suggest you take advantage.  It is a special offer that Adrian has offered specifically for (company name) clients.

Unfortunately, Adrian isn’t able to offer this to an unlimited number of companies but we’ve secured 15 spots for our clients.

We’re glad to partner with Adrian to give you more opportunities for success in 2021!

Wishing you all the best in the year to come.

 

Adrian Sasine

Adrian Sasine is a Business Coach and a Marketing & Sales expert! From Start-up to Sale – Adrian delivers customized, results-based coaching for every business owner! With over 20 years of hands-on experience, Adrian offers a proven ability to increase profits and drive business growth. His clients receive invaluable business knowledge and insight from his own successes, failures, and thirst for business knowledge. What began as a hobby consulting with entrepreneurs, has turned into an undeniable passion to help serious business owners generate more clients, close more sales and increase their overall revenue and profits >> quickly and inexpensively. His expertise is as diverse as his resume, which includes having owned and exited several small businesses and leading the marketing division of a Fortune 500 company.

Adrian Paul Sasine
Tel: 470-839-4769
Email: adrian@salesmarketingresults.com

URL: salesmarketingresults.com

 

Gather the Troops

Today I’d like to chat about the different types of support staff you need and what makes them so important.

There are essentially three key roles that need to be filled to set your business up for success:

    • The Technician
    • The Manager
    • The Entrepreneur

 

All of these roles need to be played simultaneously by different people with the right talents. It’s all about balance.

The Technician

This person represents the present and all that needs to be done for the physical aspects of the business-building process. They are the “doer”. This is usually the most visible person in the entire operation.

The Manager

This person represents the past and works to fix problems through learning from past mistakes. They are on the practical side of the business and is in charge of putting together the business and overseeing the planning.

The Entrepreneur

This person represents the future and the vision for the business. They are responsible for the creative side of the business and are always considering ways to enhance products/services, business image, branding, and more.


Adrian is offering a complimentary coaching session to focus on what you can do to drive more business in 2021


All three of these characters are essential in the success of any business and to build a solid foundation from the start, you need to work harder to find the right people to put in these roles. Obviously, you need to be one of these key people, but ensure you find the role that fits your skills and talents, not necessarily what you THINK you should be doing.

This may be a hard process for you as you will need to relinquish some control over the business and instill trust in people to allow them to do their jobs.

Most business owners are aware of the daily burden people in the wrong key roles create but aren’t capable of diagnosing it themselves. Share on X

After all, change is HARD. A business coach becomes not only your mentor but your accountability partner during this process.

Michael Gerber, in his book “The E-Myth”, explores this concept deeply. For more information, or to set up a discussion with a coach devoted to helping you grow a profitable business, visit http://www.salesmarketingresults.com/

Helping businesses isn’t one thing we do. . . It’s all we do!

Adrian Sasine

Adrian Sasine is a Business Coach and a Marketing & Sales expert! From Start-up to Sale – Adrian delivers customized, results-based coaching for every business owner! With over 20 years of hands-on experience, Adrian offers a proven ability to increase profits and drive business growth. His clients receive invaluable business knowledge and insight from his own successes, failures, and thirst for business knowledge. What began as a hobby consulting with entrepreneurs, has turned into an undeniable passion to help serious business owners generate more clients, close more sales and increase their overall revenue and profits >> quickly and inexpensively. His expertise is as diverse as his resume, which includes having owned and exited several small businesses and leading the marketing division of a Fortune 500 company.

Adrian Paul Sasine
Tel: 470-839-4769
Email: adrian@salesmarketingresults.com

URL: salesmarketingresults.com

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Jim Weber, Managing Partner – ITB Partners

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