January 18, 2019
Lessons From Events
On November 6 we* hosted our 10thanniversary “Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference” at the Bellevue Club. About 150 people heard about our featured topic…
January 16, 2019
Being Thankful
The week of Thanksgiving, I was working on our Rotary project in Antigua, which will be in February 2019. It's the time of year for…
December 12, 2018
Elections, Passion, and Justification
As a prelude to the elections there was a story on the morning radio the other day about an elected official either convicted or about…
November 28, 2018
Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
In the Seattle Times October 7, 2018 business section’s, “Speaking of Business” feature (a weekly roundup of quotes from the week’s most popular stories) were…
November 10, 2018
Competition Drives Prices
Every summer we take a road trip. I’ve noticed motel prices going down over the last few years and it seems obvious why they’re doing…
November 9, 2018
When Word of Mouth Isn’t Enough
On this podcast I discuss why word of mouth marketing isn't always enough, even though it's great, necessary, and I believe in it. Get Started…
November 7, 2018
Asking Why – A Great Question
I’m known in my family for constantly asking, “Why?” Others will say something about what they’re going to do, what they want to get, etc.…
October 19, 2018
Control Doesn’t Mean Controlling
“I like being in control. I don’t like to listen to anything from anybody.” The above is from the owner of a struggling business on…
October 10, 2018
It’s Always the Little (Unseen) Things
We had a perplexing problem with one of our garage door openers, as in it wouldn’t close, which usually means the safety beam is out…
October 8, 2018
When the Employees are Quitting the Economy is Hot
When employees feed confident they'll quit their job to get another one. 2015-2018 employee quits are up 30% and it's why it's important to attract…
