January 8, 2017
Where do You Want to be in One Year?
I met with a group of clients in early November to “check-in’ as we head to the end of the year. The usual issues involve…
January 6, 2017
Are You Ready For “Surgery”
On September 27, 2016 the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, “Doctors Give Pre-Surgery Orders to Get in Shape.” The first sentence is, “Are…
January 3, 2017
Buying a Business Works; M&A (Usually) Doesn’t
Gretchen Morgenstern in The New York Times wrote about how, “Blockbuster deals like Bayer’s $56 billion takeover of agribusiness giant Monsanto seldom live up to…
November 16, 2016
What’s behind your curtain?
Our son-in-law is a big city police officer (not Seattle) and recently was involved in a situation that will never make the news. He was…
November 10, 2016
Individuals or Teams? It’s Both (Part two)
In my last post I wrote about how teams are critical to success in sports, business, and actually other activities, and how individuals determine the success…
November 3, 2016
Individuals or Teams? It’s Both (Part one)
The NFL season started last Thursday and a quick review of multiple games synopsis along with seeing some highlights showed 11 of the 14 games…
October 27, 2016
When We Make Decisions
Labor Day, our second “New Year’s” as schools are back in session, vacation season is over, summer is winding down, football season is starting, and…
October 21, 2016
Selling Phone Services by Email
At least two to three times a week I get an email from some company telling me how their telephone outreach services can help me…
October 15, 2016
Streamline or Clog the Growth Path
The European Union has a myriad of rules and regulations. One of the most “interesting” (substitute your term for interesting after reading the rule) is…
October 11, 2016
Tear Down or Build Up
Almost daily we take our dogs for a walk. Meandering through the woods and a mixture of neighborhoods, depending on the route we take, we…
