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.…
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…
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…
