December 12, 2012
Don’t Scramble Your Eggs
We've been planning our annual Rotary project trip to Antigua for which our matching grant was just approved and funded. After being there five times…
December 9, 2012
Business Lessons from Golf
Matt Thurmond, University of Washington golf coach, spoke to a group of my business owner clients on building the brand of UW golf. The UW…
December 7, 2012
It’s Never Easy
Okay sports fans, this is for you. From early December 2010 through 2011 the Green Bay Packers had a magical run. They won 21 of…
December 3, 2012
See Life in Slow Motion
It's football season and as part of that we're into replays, challenges and a lot of slow motion. I've always found it interesting that when…
December 2, 2012
Referrals Are Your Lifeblood
My business owner group met recently and one of the topics we discussed was referrals. I thought you'd be interested in the highlights of that…
November 29, 2012
Three Ways Not to Run a Business
Here are three strategies, taken from the headlines, that you should avoid at all costs if you want to continue to be successful. Treat your…
November 28, 2012
Is Your Business a Sandcastle?
Sandcastles are washed away by a big wave or even the rising tide. You want your business to be a solid structure like the brick…
November 28, 2012
Business Buyers Create Jobs
The November 12, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a special report section titled, “Why Washington Has It Wrong.” The lead article, by Duke University professor…
November 26, 2012
Speed not Complication
Recently this memo described the complexity of a cranberry marsh and urged you to not make your business more complicated than it needs to be.…
