April 22, 2020
Your Business is Really a Community
I wrote this in Antigua, West Indies on another Rotary service project installing computers and Wi-Fi networks in schools, training teachers how to teach more…
April 15, 2020
A Great Team Equals Success
We’re in Antigua, West Indies, on our Rotary project, working in the schools. Over the course of the trip I’ve had 12 meetings (in seven…
April 10, 2020
If You’re Going to do Anything, Make an Impact
At a recent meeting of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, I barely paid attention to 90% of the program. Why? Because in the first few…
April 8, 2020
When the Employees Steer the Ship
A company Jessica and I have been helping has a dependency problem, which is not uncommon in small businesses. Unlike most, it’s not the owner…
April 1, 2020
There’s a Lot Going On in Today’s World
Just some thoughts given our current situation. Disclaimer: You will probably find something to like and dislike based on your political preferences. Mother Nature, the…
March 30, 2020
Small Business Survival Tips During COVID-19
I won’t be disingenuous by marketing services when most of us are in survival mode so I will make all readers of this newsletter an…
March 19, 2020
Creativity in a Crisis
Once again, the phrase, “We live in interesting times” is being used. There’s nothing but news about the coronavirus and at the same time marketing creativity…
March 5, 2020
Details, Details, Details, and Ambiguity
The attorney looked at the audience and said, “Make sure you understand everything in your agreements. If there are any ambiguities, they will come back…
February 20, 2020
Show Urgency or Lose the Game
It’s 2020. Another year, another decade. Doesn’t seem that long-ago people were worried about the world collapsing on 1-1-2000 because of computer clocks, does it?…
