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.…
September 15, 2021
A School Lunch is Better Than No Lunch
I was a cafeteria monitor for at least my senior year in high school (maybe my junior year also). It wasn’t a bad job. We…
September 8, 2021
Overpacking in Life and Business
We recently took a long-weekend trip to Denver to see a client and relax for a few days. I noticed something I often notice in…
August 25, 2021
Do the Frogs Really Boil?
There’s an old story, about how if you put a frog in boiling water, it will hop out but if you put it in cool…
August 18, 2021
You Have to be Better Than the NY City Election Board
New York City finally announced the results of the Mayoral primary. As per a variety of sources I deduced because of ranked choice voting this…
August 11, 2021
Avoiding Taxes Like the Big Guys (and Gals)
The Trump Organization allegedly avoided paying taxes on almost $2 million of compensation to an employee. The allegations and prosecution shouldn’t surprise anybody because: There’s…
July 28, 2021
Businesspeople Aren’t Like Politicians; Thank Goodness
You only have to read the headlines to realize there’s very little political collaboration these days. And that’s within the two parties as well as…
July 17, 2021
Buying a Business; Operating a Business; Selling a Business Employees are More Important than Ever
The US is opening. The EU is opening. And the owner of a painting company told me he could do twice as much work if…
