The 2012 London Olympics are over and the tiny country of Jamaica (population of 2.7 million) dominated the sprint events. They took 10 of 14…
JohnMSeptember 30, 2012
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We ordered grilled sardines at a wonderful tapas restaurant and our waiter told us not to get them because they weren't very good. How often…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2012
We recently went to a concert (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) and even though the tickets stated no video recording, no audio recording and no…
JohnMSeptember 24, 2012
I caught a commercial for the Chevy Volt and said to my wife, "Why would Chevy (or any company) want to associate with someone who…
JohnMSeptember 22, 2012
No excitement Walk into Jon's company and the first thing you notice is that the employees all seem to shuffle and slouch as they sit…
JohnMSeptember 20, 2012
I'm at a dinner with six other people at a boutique restaurant. The maitre d seats us and then goes into a long and rambling…
JohnMSeptember 19, 2012
After a recent board meeting for my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) I shared my membership philosophy with our membership director. I pointed out that Penney's…
JohnMSeptember 18, 2012
The July 5, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a front page article title, "Their Jobs Can't be Exported." The gist of the article was that the more personal the…
JohnMSeptember 16, 2012
Recently my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) held our annual changing of the officers' dinner and party I was the outgoing president and I was honored…
JohnMSeptember 14, 2012
I have never met a business buyer whose goal was to keep the business at its current level (of sales, profitability and efficiencies). They all…
JohnMSeptember 11, 2012
The April 2012 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, published by ACG, had a large article titled, "Standing Out in a Private Equity Crowd." It…
JohnMSeptember 9, 2012
Here is a story that is one of many poor customer-service experiences I've had at our family cabin. You'd think small-town businesses in an area…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2012
The May 23, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a feature article titled, "You Call That Innovation?" The article discussed the overuse of the word innovation and noted…
JohnMSeptember 2, 2012
I get updates for industry groups of which I'm a member on LinkedIn. After an exchange with a friend about one of these I wrote…
JohnMAugust 29, 2012
I was talking with a friend who's in his mid-sixties and retired. Our discussion turned to a mutual acquaintance who's 70 and still working hard.…
JohnMAugust 21, 2012
There are times to go deep into details and times to stay at the 30,000-foot level. I often say that I’m on a balance beam…
JohnMAugust 14, 2012
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