"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right with America.” President William Jefferson Clinton in his first inaugural speech on Jan 20, 1993"If you try to improve the performance of a system of people, machines, and procedures by setting numerical goals for the improvement of individual parts of the system, the system will defeat your efforts and you will pay a price where you least expect it." Myron Tribus’ Perversity Principle. Tribus Directed the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering Study.We have witnessed twice as many deaths from COVID-19 as fatalities from the Vietnam War. Let us remember President Lincoln's Gettysburg address: "…that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Peter DruckerSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.Sir Winston ChurchillIt's a peculiarity of man that he can live only by looking to the future, and that is his salvation.Viktor Frankl, holocaust survivor and psychiatristIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy AdamsNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.Margaret MeadIf you want to go fast, go alone.If you want to go far, go together.African proverbAs a management consultant for the past 40 years, I have been using an interdisciplinary and open-systems approach to consult with CEOs and founders to improve organizational performance and viability, as measured by the value and confidence customers place in the firm’s products and services and by the firm’s attractiveness to shareholders and potential investors. As technology increasingly opens new pathways to global markets, empowering big and small firms alike, we work with existing companies to renew their competitive strategies and with entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their startups. Towards this end, we are redefining business education, helping individuals and firms to renew themselves continuously as an integral component of their competitive edge. Our team of former corporate executives and successful entrepreneurs delight in partnering with clients to recruit strategic investors.