December 8, 2021
One Size Does Not Fit All
I recently bought some custom-made pants. The representative of the firm took all kinds of measurements, entered them into the company’s software, and supposedly I…
December 1, 2021
Oops – There Goes Your Workforce
On October 14, 2021 Washington’s Governor announced he expects 8% of the State’s employees to not have jobs on Monday, October 18 because those people…
November 26, 2021
Rotary and Business Buy-Sell – Part Two
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
November 17, 2021
If It’s on the Internet it Must (Not) Be True
When It’s Time to Just Do It On the edge of TMI, I had an MRI on my wrist recently and then started doing what…
November 10, 2021
When It’s Time to Just Do It
Many years ago, a client told me, “The best time to get out of your business (sell it) is one year before you’re burned out.”…
November 2, 2021
Details, Details, Those Darn Details
When is 25% ownership in a small, privately held business not really 25% ownership? When you try to sell your shares. I got a newsletter…
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 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 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.…
