July 30, 2022
People – Replaceable or Integral?
The Sunday Dilbert cartoon the other day had the pointy haired boss telling his staff he says employees are the key to success but that’s…
July 27, 2022
Selling a Car? Selling a Business? Aren’t They the Same?
We did a favor for a friend and agreed to help a friend of his sell his micro-business. A nice little company, growing, but the…
July 20, 2022
We Have No Fake Customers Here
I’ve been reading and listening about how the Elon Musk-Twitter deal is on the rocks and it’s over the number of fake Twitter users. No…
July 13, 2022
Your Credibility and Value
We had an online meeting with a prospective client and here’s how one part of the conversation about our representation agreement went (and I paraphrase).…
June 22, 2022
When Your Edge Gets Dull
College basketball coach Jay Wright recently announced he’s stepping down because he lost his edge. Keep in mind he’s one of the top coaches in…
June 17, 2022
I’m Burned Out – Should Have Left a Year Ago
I’m sure I’ve used this line before but it’s so good I’ll use it (again) here. It came from a former client as we discussed…
June 15, 2022
Create Don’t Just Add Value
We went for happy hour with friends recently (he gets this weekly memo) and because of his great management team he was wondering if he’s…
June 8, 2022
When You Love What You Do
One thing we learned from the pandemic mess is a lot of people realized they don’t have to stay in the job they’ve had for…
June 1, 2022
Misconceptions Abound
My wife had some friends over for dessert after they went out for dinner and a couple of the ladies were amazed (surprised) our younger…
May 26, 2022
Measure the Right Stuff
There was a news report about the city of Auburn, WA reinstating their traffic cameras in school zones (not red-light cameras). The spokeswoman for the…
