Every year, businesses explain their performance through market conditions. Demand softens. Costs rise. Customers become more cautious. Competition intensifies. And in many ways, those explanations were valid in 2025. Across several Study Groups industries, growth...
By Dr. David Nelson The April 2026 U.S. jobs report offers a portrait of an American labor market that continues to defy the most pessimistic forecasts while simultaneously resisting any return to the dynamism of...
2025 was a strong year for general contractors in a Study Group, with meaningful improvements across virtually every profitability metric. Here is a look at how these firms performed as a group, where they excelled,...
The 2025 Study Groups petroleum marketing financial results are in the books. Below we look at how four distinct business models performed against one another and the national average. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) tells...
After every Study Groups meeting, participants are asked to reflect on where they found the most value during the two or more days spent together. Across groups of 8–15 industry peers, the feedback has been...
Change is no longer periodic, but constant: new systems, re-organizations, acquisitions, pricing strategies, safety programs, technology rollouts, leadership transitions. Yet despite the best intentions, most change efforts still fail to deliver the results leaders expect....
