Jamie Dimon’s Advice

Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to shareholders, which comes out as part of the JP Morgan Chase annual report, was published about two weeks ago. At 42 pages, it takes more than a passing skim-over to digest, but. It is almost universally read among business leaders, and...

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No, The Business Cycle Has Not Been Repealed

Capitalism without failure is like religion without hell. --Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway and to our readership famously of Munger Tolles as well (noted in The Wall Street Journal.)     By the time you read this, all of these visuals will be...

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The WFH/RTO Impasse: What are we Supposed To Do?

Covid-19 may be behind us as a daily personal preoccupation, but one major repercussion of its shockingly extended and global impact is still with us:  Do we or do we not go back to the office? May we review the bidding? Totally remote/zero days-week in the office is...

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Why Would Anyone want to be Managing Partner?

The following column is by Dario Ramon Buschor, PhD and incorporates original research of his.  He describes himself thus:  "I prefer to work with lawyers instead of working as a lawyer. That’s why I, a Swiss lawyer by training became a researcher, lecturer...

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Lanyards Are Stupid

This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner.  Adam Smith, Esq. The very (very!) good news is that IRL conferences are back.  We recently attended two on opposite coasts just over the course of ten days   What is definitely not so welcome is that lanyards are back as...

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