Why does operational complexity increase hidden fixed costs in mining? Learn how infrastructure, labor, and compliance turn ...

Specializes in governance, strategy, finance and M&A. Author & Experienced Outside Director. Kona Advisors LLC. Most owners know the difference between working “on” their business versus working “in” ...

Over the years, I’ve seen leaders wrestle with the hidden impact of complexity on their businesses. They suspect it’s there, slowing everything down and piling on costs, but figuring out where it’s ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...

Think of the last piece of big news you got. How did you feel about it? Happy? Sad? Angry? Worried? Excited? Grateful? A little bit of all of the above? Experiencing multiple emotions at once may make ...