November 10, 2021
When It’s Time to Just Do It
Many years ago, a client told me, “The best time to get out of your business (sell it) is one year before you’re burned out.”…
November 2, 2021
Details, Details, Those Darn Details
When is 25% ownership in a small, privately held business not really 25% ownership? When you try to sell your shares. I got a newsletter…
October 27, 2021
Inadequate Technology Will Bite You Big Time
I was surprised when I saw the survey of Q2 2021 buy-sell deals and its ranking of due diligence items given IT was at or…
October 23, 2021
Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Headline: Some Bartell customers say goodbye after changes by Rite Aid (Seattle Times, August 11, 2021). Background: Rite Aid bought 131-year-old Seattle institution Bartell Drugs…
October 20, 2021
Getting Change Means Tormenting Someone
“Well, I can’t be your mentor without occasionally being your tormentor,” Dr. Sharon Fieldstone. When I heard this it was a “stop the presses” moment…
October 13, 2021
Fear of the Unknown
Did you ever do something you haven’t done in a while and pay the price? Maybe an exercise routine that leaves you with sore muscles?…
October 6, 2021
Simple is Best
When there’s water all over the bottom of a refrigerator it’s a sign something is wrong. Our Samsung refrigerator has a problem, and it seems,…
September 29, 2021
Can You Find People to Manage in the Covid/Delta Era?
Ted Lasso this, Ted Lasso that, it doesn’t take much effort to find articles or podcasts on management based on Ted Lasso. So, I won’t…
September 25, 2021
Be a Breath of Fresh Air
Surprised. Pleasantly surprised along with wonderment is how I’d describe my reaction when a lady I didn’t know came up to me gushing with thank…
September 22, 2021
When They Ask About Fees…
We all run into a lot of different people in our day-to-day business. After a while we get triggers as to how things might go.…
