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30/09/2021

What do you think? Is it customization or a cost-cutting red-tape increasing measure?

“My wife, I found this out, she doesn’t like housekeepers [coming into a guest room] during a stay … [But] I like it … The truth of the matter is there are people on all sides. Part of it is due to Covid. Part of it is just that some people don’t want other people in the room. So, we’re not taking it away. We’re just giving them the choice and control. You have the choice, and you control if you want it. We won’t decide for you.”— Chris Nassetta, Hilton CEO, on the company’s new policy of guests needing to opt in for daily housekeeping during a stay.

29/09/2021

They often say, knowing what not to do is more important than knowing what to do. If you spend a significant portion of your month on Google or Facebook advertising, how do you know if it is achieving the goal you want? MG&A would love to help analyze this for you and ensure you are getting the most bang for your buck... or Shekel.

“We were spending $800 million on a run-rate basis, mostly on Google ads … and we’ve now realized we don’t have to return to that.” —Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, on how a drastically smaller marketing budget hasn’t impacted traffic to the vacation rental platform

01/04/2021

Tesla is ACCEPTING trade-ins for a new Tesla! Used cars, Scooters, Electric bikes, Tricycles, well fed camels... it all goes!!

Happy April 1st!

30/03/2021

Investing in Israel. Worthwhile according to Microsoft, Intel, Google, and more.

Now, how can MG&Aa help bring your business or ministry into Israel?

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According to Globes, tech giant's CEO Satya Nadella earlier this month informed Netanyahu of expansion plans including a new data center and chip R&D

15/03/2021

Where's the Meat... tech?!?

and to fulfill God-given

07/03/2021

Another huge acquisition of an Israeli company! So good to see this even during CoVID. May the economy recover nationwide a worldwide!

The deal is valued at $1.07 billion, pending closing adjustments.

05/03/2021

Once again, Israel shows it is a world player where it counts. We may not be Iron Man or the Hulk but Hawkeye was an avenger too. Israel is like the normal (yet cool) guy at the table in the project to build a Quantum Computer.

Israel is investing 1.25 billion NIS in a national initiative to build up quantum proficiency, and this project in particular is part of that initiative.

16/01/2021

I need your help!
As you may know, "We unlock people, teams and organizations to fulfill their God-given purpose."

One of our consultants is finishing a Coaching course and wants to help a few individuals as her final project.

If you or someone you know is in a career search or considering a career change, she would love to help! Message us today and we can talk about how.

30/09/2020

After watching the presidential debates, I felt to write a longer post about Culture and Policy.

In business, the wise leaders work hard to create healthy company culture. Good money is spent of people like me who come and help create healthy culture.

I've heard it said that Culture trumps Strategy. That is true. You can have great strategy but when pressure rises, facades will fall and the true culture is revealed. That culture may be one of cutting corners and cheating or it can be one of pushing harder and overcoming with integrity. Sometimes it means failing or fading with dignity. We all accept that Michael Jordan had to end his career eventually even if he was the best ever. If he had fought tooth and nail trying enhancing drugs, bribing officials, and all kinds of foolish underhanded tricks, we would disdain him instead of honoring him. A culture exists in every person and in every organization. Wise leaders know this and are aware of the culture of each environment.

Organizational culture is underrated but highly powerful. Shaping it is an art form which should help leaders feel better about "commissioning" a consultant like MG&A to help bring their business artistry to bear on the organizational culture.

The Presidential debate today brought to my attention another piece of the puzzle: Policy. Culture is more powerful than strategy but it isn't more powerful than Policy.

Policy overrides culture and Policy can serve as a petri dish for incubating the right culture. If we set up policies heavily rewarding sales without standards we may find a culture of cheating to win grow. If we set policies that encourage cooperation, we may find teams form. We may find that policies can cut both ways. A policy to reward hard work may backfire when people burn out or have a terrible home life and end up a mess professionally also.

We need to see our policies as the pitri dishes of culture and shape organizational culture intentionally and wisely. We must keep our finger on the pulse of the organization and adjust as slightly or as drastically as necessary.

What did you get out of the debates?

02/08/2020

What is THE most important thing in business? No excuses for not knowing now...

https://youtu.be/hA5NTnTeuFc

Don't fall for the book title bait that wants to sell you on a one-point plan to be successful in business. You have to see the whole picture and aggressivel...

26/07/2020

Looking to the future of your organization, you need to begin mentoring!

https://youtu.be/lQcd2x8hLME

The future of your organization is dependant on raising leaders. Here we discuss a quick acronym to help focus your efforts: M entor, get one E mpower others...

18/07/2020

What's a v-log? Also, an important message during COVID-19!

If you are interested in a financial analysis to determine where you can cut weight, we are happy to help.

A V-LoG on how my excess weight is causing me back problems and each of use must look at where we are overweight in our personal budgets, businesses, or even...