April 9, 2022
Observations from Antigua
We recently returned from our Rotary service project in Antigua, “Improving Education Through Technology” and I’d like to share seven observations, with a business lesson…
April 6, 2022
Contrasts in Style
In the US, especially in Washington State, when there’s a government project everybody gets paid the absolute maximum wage, even if they’re inexperienced and not…
March 30, 2022
When You’re in Over Your Head
We were in Antigua on our Rotary project in the schools although this year there were no students given there’s a ban on field trips…
March 30, 2022
When You’re in Over Your Head
We were in Antigua on our Rotary project in the schools although this year there were no students given there’s a ban on field trips…
March 23, 2022
Full Disclosure – It’s What Works
Headline in what I call the personal interest column in the Wall Street Journal on February 8, 2022, “Realtors Embrace Brutal Honestly. ‘Smells Like a…
March 16, 2022
Making the Simple Complicated
My wife was going crazy. She said our younger daughter was going crazy. Why? Our grandson needed a picture of his dad in his work…
March 9, 2022
Agendas Can Get in the Way
We all have agendas, every one of us. First let’s look at a couple in the media and then some in business. Are you surprised…
March 2, 2022
When You’re Behind the (Proverbial) Eight Ball
We are constantly bombarded with news and information about 5G. How fast it is, what it can allow us to do, how it may interfere…
February 23, 2022
Founder’s Syndrome Can be Deadly (to the Business)
I’m working with a client whose company was hurt and is experiencing a slow recovery. After decades of ownership the owner is burned out and…
February 16, 2022
It’s Not a Problem, It’s Just Small Business Accounting
While evaluating a company, there were some questions about how some financial transactions are handled on the books. Multiple theories of what could be going…
