An executive gift has a unique look. Anyone who has ever worked for an executive knows this because this is what we stare at when were getting yelled at in the boss office and wonder who would like him or her that much to spring for one of these. Some of them are terribly expensive or at least they look that way.

The advantages of giving executive gifts to company employees are many. In fact, many corporations and business owners make a practice of giving executive gifts to their employees for a number of different occasions because the practice of gift giving is an excellent way to display appreciation for employees and honoring employees for work well done.

This article discusses recent changes and passing of the IRS\'s Section 409(A), FASB 123, & FASB 15X, three highly relevant laws and what they mean to privately owned companies, specifically pertaining to valuations & tax liabilities.

Many once successful companies have failed because of poor succession planning. Many entrepreneurs want their children to succeed them and take over the reins in their businesses

The adage still holds true, \'Do not bite more than you can chew\'.It can become toxic for the company if they go into acquisition binge.

Most people will work hard for money if properly motivated. Though it may help, more money is not the key to making your employees more passionate.

It is no use having all the correct strategies and resources when you do not have the right people to do the job. To compete successfully externally, you need to have people perform successfully internally

There are workable, preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic steps to treat and restore the health of sick companies. Below are the six principles starting with Prevention.

Many businesses are still focusing on yesterday\'s problems at the expense of forgoing future opportunities. The best chess players always have a strategy in place. But in businesses, future planning seems to play second fiddle to analyzing of past performance.

There is a strong parallel between corporations and medical science. Companies fall sick just as people do. Contrary to the common view, a company is not an inanimate object.