There seems to be no middle ground on the issue of how service is viewed.

Some say that Your Service organization is a necessary but problematic drain on resources. Others say that Your Service organization provides a positive and healthy ROI

My co- author reminded me of this article we wrote for the ISA Management Division Newsletter, January, 2007.

http://www.sequeiraconsulting.com/articles/service_equity.html

With an ongoing series of multi-million dollar disasters, who knows when your organization might fall victim also. Consider the checklist of 7 crucial mistakes to avoid and 7 step emergency plan in my article How To Prevent Your Company From Becoming Another BP, which Australia’s Best Building, Construction and Mining (article link below) has allowed me to share.

Many feel that BP’s response to the oil spill is a textbook case for businesses to follow in what NOT TO DO in times of a crisis. They committed severe risk-assessment, contingency-planning, and crisis-response mistakes and exposed themself to billions of dollars in clean-up costs and lawsuits.

Businesses should learn from this example and not make the following 7 critical mistakes:

• • Underestimating the chances of major or catastrophic risks:
  • Lacked tested and effective contingency plans:
  • Failure to immediately accept accountability and responsibility instead of trying to pass the blame:
  • Meeting only the required legal minimums instead of doing the right thing:
  • Not demonstrating leadership and vision when action is finally taken:
  • Sacrificing the latest technologies and safety systems to budgetary constraints:
  • Not providing accurate and timely information to those working in the field

For fuller description of these points and a seven step emergency plan for dealing with more information,

The full article is available at http://www.fiscaldoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Patterson-BP-AU-Best.pdf

Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia – Enterprise risk management (ERM) expert and speaker Gary W. Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, book website http://www.milliondollarblindspots.com/ is now available.

Million Dollar Blind Spots best practices and processes will create clear understanding to uncover blind spots in your company—and will dramatically accelerate correct business leadership decisions.

Make the best decisions to grow your business today. You'll learn how to:

• Avoid costly problems
• Increase profits
• Uncover your million-dollar blind spots
• Answer questions about why risk management is important to finding pockets of hidden cash
• Make faster business decisions
• Reduce functional silos

From the management of individuals, teams, departments, companies and divisions, there's a potent mix of solutions in here you need to read, bookmark and make your own. Use this guide to grow efficiently, master real-world numbers, and identify and eliminate your organization's costliest blind spots.

The book is part of the series including “Million Dollar Blind Spots”, followed by “Why Risk Management?: Systems for Making Informed Financial Decisions”, and then “Human Capital RX: The Fiscal Prescription for a Stronger HR Department.

Patterson works with leaders to uncover blind spots to make the best business decisions and dramatically accelerate correct fiscal leadership decisions. This helps leaders gain control of their financial destinies and capitalize on hidden high return opportunities, while limiting their exposure to risk. Patterson, a Big 4 CPA with a MBA degree from Stanford University, speaks regularly on topics such as corporate governance, risk management, strategic contingency planning, achieving corporate financial goals, leadership, and building long-term wealth.

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About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has been interviewed or presented internationally at over 70 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world and worked with over than 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries.

He authored “Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health”, “The Fiscal Fitness System Understanding Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know”. For more information, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com and his "free" fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html. He can be reached at 678-319-4739.

Association of Strategic Planning Atlanta

Selects ERM/ORM Expert Gary W. Pattersonto Lead Discussion

January 30, 2013 –   Gary Patterson, FiscalDoctor^® and enterprise risk management (ERM) and operations risk management (ORM) expert and speaker, was selected by the Association for Strategic Planning’s (ASP) Atlanta Chapter to lead a discussion on “How to Take Risk Out of Your Strategic Plan”  http://www.strategyplus.org/chapters/Atlanta.php

Attendees of this interactive session will walk away with:

• a laser-like focus on the strategic areas they need to address to reduce or minimize risks
• a roadmap that will help them develop new revenue streams
• a practical, actionable process that they can implement the day after this presentation

We will also discuss a value-added take on risk management that helps executives not only unearth key risk areas, but in the process, identify formerly invisible opportunities leading to growth and profitability.

About Association for Strategic Planning Atlanta

ASP is the only not-for-profit professional association dedicated to advancing thought and practice in strategy development and deployment for business, non-profit and government organizations. ASP provides opportunities to explore cutting-edge strategic planning principles and practices that enhance organizational success and advance members' and organizations' knowledge, capability, capacity for innovation, and professionalism. For more information, go to www.strategyplus.org/chapters/Atlanta.php.

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About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has been interviewed or presented internationally at more than 70 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world and helped over than 200 companies during 30 years, spanning supply chain, high tech, transportation, construction, and service industries.

His Million Dollar Blind Spots:20/20 Vision for Financial Growth book provides cutting edge follow-up to the theme of blind spots: how to identify them, exploit opportunities and mitigate risk related to million dollar blind spots. This builds upon his earlier book Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health. www.fiscaldoctor.com or 678-319-4739.

© 2013 Gary W. Patterson  All rights reserved.

Find Million Dollar Blind Spots© with FiscalDoctor® to Gain Certainty

We talk about America going over a fiscal cliff. Regardless of what Washington does this month, every business in America is going over a fiscal cliff. At a minimum whatever basic risks you are taking knowingly or unknowingly, what are the rest of your organization’s Million Dollar Blind Spots?

FiscalDoctor Gary W. Patterson, asks how do you get certainty put of uncertainty?

FiscalDoctor Inc. works with leaders to uncover million dollar blind spots to make the best business decisions and dramatically accelerate fiscal leadership targets. This helps leaders gain control of their financial destinies and capitalize on hidden high return opportunities, while limiting their exposure to risk.

Call today for a confidential discussion about how you can increase revenues, keep more of your bottom line profitability or regain fun in your life (678-319-4739).

Patterson, a Big 4 CPA with a MBA degree from Stanford University, consults and speaks regularly on topics such as corporate governance, risk management, fiscal leadership, strategic contingency planning, achieving corporate financial goals, and building long-term wealth. www.fiscaldoctor.com

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has been interviewed or presented internationally at over 70 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world and helped hundreds of companies during 30 years, spanning supply chain, high tech, transportation, construction, and service industries.

His Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth provides cutting edge follow-up to the theme of blind spots: how to identify them, exploit opportunities and mitigate risk related to million dollar blind spots. This research builds upon findings in his earlier book Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health. www.fiscaldoctor.com or 678-319-4739.

http://tinyurl.com/blindspotwebinar

Nuts and bolts complimentary webinar on how to uncover million dollar blindspots

Those Who Are and Those Who Want To Be

Gary W. Patterson, CEO of FiscalDoctor® (www.fiscaldoctor.com), suggests alternative financing options as part of a program designed to help growth companies explore both traditional and non-traditional sources of funding.

Patterson suggests three options: license one sector, factor receivables/contracts and combined vendor and customer support. In looking at these options, Patterson suggests asking these questions to how to decide which option is the best fit.

1)    Why is this situation a great opportunity?

2)    Why are we building this company?

3)    How do we fund the next two quarters? and,

4)    Where are we financially?

FiscalDoctor President and CEO Gary W. Patterson has more than 30 years of senior management experience with high growth technology, wireless, manufacturing and service companies. He has worked with over 200 companies — from early stage to Inc 500 to Fortune 500 — providing high level strategic guidance and expertise. Gary's financial acumen and extensive business knowledge have brought about significant outcomes for his clients, helping them to successfully navigate that often murky pathway to growth and profitability.

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has been interviewed or presented internationally at over 70 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world and worked with over 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries.

He authored Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for FinancialGrowth, “Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health”, “THYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com/The-Fiscal-Fitness-System-Understanding/dp/1441795782"hHYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com/The-Fiscal-Fitness-System-Understanding/dp/1441795782"e Fiscal Fitness System Understanding Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know”. For more information, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com and his "free" fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html. He can be reached at 678-319-4739.

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Society for Advancement of Consulting^® LLC (SAC) awarded Gary W. Patterson, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) expert and speaker, an infrequently granted distinction of being re-certified for the fifth year as a “Board Approved” member in his specialty as Trusted Adviser for Growth Companies. Re-certification signifies that Patterson has the highest continuous record of professional performance over an extended period of time as measured by SAC. To this end, Patterson has adhered to the ethics pledge of the organization and has provided client proof attesting to exceptional performance in his area of consulting. SAC was founded by Alan Weiss (Ph.D.), a consultant whose unparalleled reputation has advanced the prestige and standing of the consulting industry.

Fewer than five percent of SAC members are granted Board Approval, which represents a distinguished membership of fewer than five percent of all practicing consultants nationwide. Board Approval is granted only after detailed client evidence is received and reviewed. SAC’s CEO Weiss comments, “We already have as our membership the most elite consultants practicing in the world. To achieve this still higher level of performance in addition to our entry requirements is quite impressive. Clients who hire Board Approved SAC members have the assurance that they are working with the ‘best of the best.’ ”

About Society for Advancement of Consulting^® LLC
SAC is an international association of distinguished consultants who meet the following criteria: validated proof of high performance in their areas of expertise; successful completion of client engagements; testimonials from client executives; high income over a prolonged period; minimum of 25 clients; and adherence to the highest code of professional ethics. SAC members interact as an international community to advance the profession and consulting techniques in compliance to a strict code of professional conduct. To learn more about SAC, go to www.consultingsociety.com.

About Gary W. Patterson
Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor^®, helps leaders uncover blindspots so they can make the best decision. He has helped over 200 companies spanning supply chain, high tech, transportation, construction, and service industries. Patterson is a renowned speaker on ORM, ERM, corporate governance, risk analysis, and leadership.

He authored Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth , “Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health”,  “THYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com/The-Fiscal-Fitness-System-Understanding/dp/1441795782"hHYPERLINK "http://www.amazon.com/The-Fiscal-Fitness-System-Understanding/dp/1441795782"e Fiscal Fitness System Understanding Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow”. For more information, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com and his "free" fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html  call 678-319-4739.

Contributes to “Know When to Grow and When To Slow” International Survey

East Greenwich, RI /Atlanta, GA – The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC) invited one of its distinguished global members, Gary W. Patterson, to recommend how leaders, directors and companies can know when to grow and when to slow.

FiscalDoctor® author of author of Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growthand Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long Term Business Health, suggests the costs when leaders do not “know when to grow and when to slow” are glorious opportunities missed or solvable issues allowed to fester too long.

Before you can confidently evaluate where you are on a scale of 1 to 10 of uncertainty to complete confidence on this issue, ask where you recognize something in your organization from these issues either today or as a long term opportunity to exploit or risk to mitigate.

• What dream have you yet to accomplish that may not even be in the strategic plan?
• How can you more accurately know financial statement balance sheet and income statement strengths and weaknesses to take aggressive risks more safely?
• How deep is your human capital bench and how well trained are they for your future unique needs?
• Where can your business seize top people, customers or market position from hunkered down competitors?
• Where is your business at risk of losing top people, customers or market position from hungry motivated underrated competitors?

My best clients find everyone has fiscal and leadership issues, which may require change. The key is to identify and acknowledge those opportunities and risks, IN TIME, to reallocate necessary resources of people, money and capacity to exploit opportunities or manage risks.

About Society for Advancement of Consulting (SAC)

SAC is an international association of consulting professionals who subscribe to an industry code of ethics and have provided evidence of significant consulting results among their clients. For more information, please go to http://www.consultingsociety.com, write to info@summitconsulting.com, or call 401/886-4097.

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor^®, works with leaders who want to uncover blind spots so they can make the best decisions. He has helped companies spanning supply chain, high tech, transportation, construction, and service industries. Patterson is a well-known speaker on enterprise risk management (ERM), operational risk management (ORM), strategic budgeting, risk assessments, leadership, and change management.

For more information on the FiscalDoctor, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com. Patterson also offers a "free" fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html. He can be reached at 678-319-4737.

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