December 27, 2013
Exploit Your Competitive Advantage and Thrive
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December 20, 2013
Business Lessons From Service Projects
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December 10, 2013
Premier Quarterbacks – Premier Business Owners
From Cam Hutchinson of the Saskatoon Express, "Anyone who thinks football is a team game hasn't watched the Green Bay Packers play without Aaron Rodgers."…
October 24, 2013
The Value of (Others) Common Sense
I was reviewing some notes for a talk and the last comment I had written was, "Use common sense." This applies to more than just…
October 22, 2013
The Value of the Owner to the Business’s Value
Every so often I hear the statement, “the business is so well run you can hire a manager for $50-60,000 a year to keep it…
October 16, 2013
First Impression – Not Always What It Seems
I was at a professional group meeting recently, we broke into small groups to discuss an issue and the first thing one person blurted out…
October 7, 2013
Putting Your Customers Last (Don’t Do It)
I was recently at a high-end resort and wanted to use the gym. There were two gyms, one in the main building, a short walk…
October 5, 2013
Beware of Outside Feedback (It’s Probably Useless)
It's been a long time since I've experienced rain as we did at the University of Washington football game last Saturday. We were soaked under…
September 25, 2013
Bad Communication = Frustration
I’ve been going through the wonderful experience of applying for a Rotary matching grant, for our Antigua project, in a new system. I’ve been our…
September 18, 2013
Reputation – Precious, Fragile and Valuable
To the surprise of nobody who drives, J.D. Power and Associates released a study stating that Prius drivers are the worst drivers on the road.…
