March 7, 2016
It’s All About Results
One of the TV shows I enjoy watching is Restaurant Impossible (another is Bar Rescue). On Restaurant Impossible they go into a failing restaurant and…
March 1, 2016
Football As a Microcosm of Life
In December, and besides holiday parties, shopping, and other festivities for a lot of people this means assessment, planning, and goals. Some of the most…
February 22, 2016
Small Dogs & Enabling Behavior
We take our dogs for a walk almost every day. One thing figured out a long time ago is micro-to-small sized dogs get very aggressive…
February 15, 2016
Great Stuff Really is Great (And Sticky)
Due to some changes in plumbing we had an opening about two by four inches in the block foundation of our pump's crawlspace at our…
February 9, 2016
Minutia Rules
I outlined this memo in late 2015, when I first read about the first point below and when I heard on the radio about the…
February 3, 2016
Where Have All the Good Employees Gone?*
As many of you know, for the last dozen years I've been involved with overseas Rotary projects putting technology and training into schools in developing…
January 29, 2016
It’s the People; It’s Always the People
Recently Seattle business legend Dave Ederer spoke to a group of my clients. One of his key points, concerning acquisitions, was he cares less about…
January 28, 2016
Players or Plays? Strategy or People?
https://youtu.be/hZsw9ugz_BQ Get Started With A Consult
January 25, 2016
Integrity = Profits
In his final State of the Union speech last week President Obama said if a business takes care of it’s customers, employees, and community the…
January 19, 2016
Building a Business – One Knock at a Time
I was working from my home office recently when there was a knock on the door. It was a young guy with a new Edward Jones…
