November 29, 2012
Three Ways Not to Run a Business
Here are three strategies, taken from the headlines, that you should avoid at all costs if you want to continue to be successful. Treat your…
November 28, 2012
Is Your Business a Sandcastle?
Sandcastles are washed away by a big wave or even the rising tide. You want your business to be a solid structure like the brick…
November 28, 2012
Business Buyers Create Jobs
The November 12, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a special report section titled, “Why Washington Has It Wrong.” The lead article, by Duke University professor…
November 26, 2012
Speed not Complication
Recently this memo described the complexity of a cranberry marsh and urged you to not make your business more complicated than it needs to be.…
November 24, 2012
Act as if you could Sell your Business Today; you Could meet your Best Buyer Tomorrow
90% of businesses are not ready to sell for maximum price (Wall Street Journal and other sources). Even if they are off by 100% that…
November 22, 2012
Don’t Overcomplicate Things
I recently took a tour of the Lake Nokomis Cranberry Marsh (it's on the same lake as our family cabin). The operations manager told me…
November 19, 2012
Run Like a Jamaica
The 2012 London Olympics saw the tiny country of Jamaica (population of 2.7 million) dominate the sprint events. They took 10 of 14 possible medals,…
November 2, 2012
Bad Customer Service
My kids gave me an atomic clock from LaCrosse Technologies for my birthday last year. It started “eating” batteries, going through a battery every two…
October 14, 2012
Are You Using Your Technology Or Is It Using You?
Over the last 18 years my use of the Internet at our family cabin has seen dramatic changes. Here’s some of the history: Go to…
October 12, 2012
Driving dark does not work – Even if you know where you want to go
Most everyone appreciates the importance of having a vision and clear goals. Unfortunately, they are not enough to get you where you want to go.…
