September 14, 2016
Don’t Forget These Things
When visiting my mother-in-law, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel. As we went to put things in the safe it wouldn't open. It was locked.…
September 2, 2016
How Not to Run a Company
Want to run your company the wrong way? Do nothing more than emulate the major political parties. They sure seem to have a lock on…
August 27, 2016
Grow or Die
We made eight new friends at our cabin this summer. And just like people, the more favors you offer the more loyal your friends are.…
August 22, 2016
Fear of the Unknown
We walked into a nice Sheraton Hotel with our dogs (all Starwood Hotels allow dogs) and our Lab got scared, turned around, and headed back…
August 10, 2016
Bad Boss = Bad Owner = Bad Seller
I don't even have to open the plethora of business publications on my table to know there will be articles about management style, bad bosses,…
July 18, 2016
My Baby, Oh My Precious Baby
I was working with a client on the acquisition of one of his vendors, a very small company. He’s worried about losing the product as…
July 15, 2016
My Company is Better than Your Company
Earlier this year I received an economic update email from a major bank. The gist of the article was: The majority of business owners feel…
July 11, 2016
Not Your Expertise? – Jump on it or Run Away?
Recently a professional association newsletter covered the subject of stepping outside your area of expertise (the advice was, "don't do it, no matter what the…
June 30, 2016
To Sell or Not to Sell
In a recent Inc. Magazine column Norm Brodsky wrote the following about what he tells entrepreneurs who come to him for advice: "One, always build a business…
June 24, 2016
Your Employees are Like the Presidential Candidates
Seattle Times headline - "Sanders urges crowd to defeat rigged system." Magazine headlines - "Stopping Trump," "Unstoppable Force," and more Sanders and Trump supporters have a…
