What leaders need to know about financial reports — Cash is the lifeblood of any business. One of the most common reasons businesses fail is because they run out of cash. A company can consistently report a profit and yet still go out of business because it runs out of cash. …

A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean — Brief Summary Title: Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean Authors: Karen Berman and Joe Knight with John Case Published: 2013 by Harvard Business Review Press What It Teaches: Financial Intelligence teaches non-financial managers what they need to know about business finance to be able to intelligently apply financial principles…

The Business Owner’s Guide to Predicting, Planning, and Controlling Your Company’s Cash Flow — Brief Summary Title: Unleash Your Cash Flow Mojo: The Business Owner’s Guide to Predicting, Planning, and Controlling Your Company’s Cash Flow Author: Sandra S. Simmons Published: 2012 by Money Management Solutions What It Teaches: Cash Flow Mojo teaches the author’s system for financial management as embodied in her software product. When To Use It: Ms. Simmons…

Don’t Hide Behind Bad Industry Performance — Over 45,000 flights were cancelled between June 1 and August 31 of 2022. American Airlines had the worst performance with more than 10,000 flights cancelled (4.55% of all their flights). Comparatively speaking, Southwest Airline didn’t perform so badly with “only” 6,296 cancellations (1.81%). In the midst of that crisis for…

7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present & Wildly Productive — Brief Summary Title: Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present & Wildly Productive Author: Jordan Raynor Published: 2021 by WaterBrook What It Teaches: Redeeming Your Time teaches seven principles for redeeming your time drawn from the life or commands of Jesus. For each principle, the book teaches a few very practical ways…

How to Raise Money for the Venture of Your Dreams — Brief Summary Title: Get Backed: The Handbook for Creating Your Pitch Deck, Raising Money, and Launching the Venture of Your Dreams Authors: Evan Baehr and Evan Loomis Published: 2015 by Harvard Business Review Press What It Teaches: Get Backed teaches entrepreneurs what they need to know to raise money from investors to fund their startups. When…

How B2B SaaS Companies Can Create and Dominate New Industries — Brief Summary Title: Category Creation: How to Build a Brand that Customers, Employees, and Investors will Love Author: Anthony Kennada Published: 2020 by Wiley What It Teaches: Category Creation teaches companies (especially SaaS providers) how to create a new category. The core of the book is a chapter each on the “Seven Principles to Create…