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Exiting & Selling

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…

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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…

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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?…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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September 15, 2021

A School Lunch is Better Than No Lunch

I was a cafeteria monitor for at least my senior year in high school (maybe my junior year also). It wasn’t a bad job. We…

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September 8, 2021

Overpacking in Life and Business

We recently took a long-weekend trip to Denver to see a client and relax for a few days. I noticed something I often notice in…

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September 1, 2021

Under My Thumb

It’s not only the title of an old Rolling Stones song but the mantra of some business owners. I recently witnessed this twice and the…

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