In September 2014, Rick began publishing this series of short, pithy newsletters addressing issues of growth and profitability. To receive them via email, please sign up for The R. PAY COMPANY mailing list.

ISSUE #42: To Lead Business and Operations, Bring Value

ISSUE #41: Making the Most of the Supply Chain Revolution

ISSUE #40: Only the Paranoid Survive

ISSUE #39: Cash Flow: Not Just for the CFO

ISSUE #38: How to Jump-Start Performance Improvement

ISSUE #37: Reform Your Business When Business is Good

ISSUE #36: May the Forces Be With You

ISSUE #35: You CAN Sell Out of An Empty Wagon

ISSUE #34: Vision Without Strategy is Like Wheels That Are Misaligned

ISSUE #33: There’s a World of Difference Between Doing and Being When It Comes to Lean

ISSUE #32: Is It Good?

ISSUE #31: Rapidly Increasing the Value of Your Company

ISSUE #30: Getting Out of the Weeds

ISSUE #29: How to Escape From the Busy Trap

ISSUE #28: What Would Sherlock Do?

ISSUE #27: THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS IS DANGEROUS

ISSUE #26: Are You Ready for Growth? Measure Your Potential

ISSUE #25: FAILURE WORK: THE BLACK HOLE OF BUSINESS

ISSUE #24: Conquering the Fear of Change

ISSUE #23: The Need for Speed

ISSUE #22: The Facade of Continuous Improvement

ISSUE #21: Green Light or Traffic Cop?

ISSUE #20: The Three-Legged Stool of Profit and Growth

ISSUE #19: Getting Results: The Dimensions of Executive Thought

ISSUE #18: Are IoT and Big Data Hype or High ROI?

ISSUE #17: Learning the River

ISSUE #16: Are You Postponing Profit?

ISSUE #15: How Simplicity Accelerates Profit

ISSUE #14: What Keeps B-52s in the Air?

ISSUE #13: Winning the Payment Terms War

ISSUE #12: Three Ways to Improve Your Company’s Productivity

ISSUE #11: Speed is the Key to Success

ISSUE #10: Four Ways to Boost Capacity Without Capital Expense

ISSUE #9: Dynamic Inventory Management for Maximum Profit

ISSUE #8: Control or Performance?

ISSUE #7: Are You a Good Steward?

ISSUE #6: What Bankers Want

ISSUE #5: Apple and Their Suppliers

ISSUE #4: Executive Command Center, Part II

ISSUE #3: Executive Command Center, Part I

ISSUE #2: Full Speed Ahead

ISSUE #1: Rick’s Theory of Relativity