Let me share that I get therapeutic massages for very tight muscles on my IT bands (outside hamstrings). As prep for nine hours of flights,…
JohnMFebruary 18, 2013
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Read the sports page this time of year and, besides the Super Bowl, you'll regularly see articles on college football recruiting because early February is…
JohnMFebruary 6, 2013
This morning I listened to an interview with an experienced hostage negotiator. He was being interviewed about the Jimmy Lee Dykes case in Alabama. Talk…
JohnMFebruary 5, 2013
The February 2, 2013 New York Times Small Business section had an article titled, "How Much Training Do Sales Representatives Need?" The author gave some…
JohnMFebruary 2, 2013
I recently attended a Puget Sound Business Journal breakfast where the speaker was the CEO of Virginia Mason (healthcare organization). He said something that I…
JohnMDecember 20, 2012
I recently gave a talk on, "Dramatically Increasing the Value of your Business." One of my topics is about how growth plans get sabotaged by…
JohnMDecember 16, 2012
We've been planning our annual Rotary project trip to Antigua for which our matching grant was just approved and funded. After being there five times…
JohnMDecember 12, 2012
Matt Thurmond, University of Washington golf coach, spoke to a group of my business owner clients on building the brand of UW golf. The UW…
JohnMDecember 9, 2012
A recent episode of the HBO show Treme featured a guest appearance from Emeril Lagasse. In a scene written by Anthony Bourdain, Emeril is counseling…
JohnMDecember 7, 2012
Okay sports fans, this is for you. From early December 2010 through 2011 the Green Bay Packers had a magical run. They won 21 of…
JohnMDecember 7, 2012
It's football season and as part of that we're into replays, challenges and a lot of slow motion. I've always found it interesting that when…
JohnMDecember 3, 2012
My business owner group met recently and one of the topics we discussed was referrals. I thought you'd be interested in the highlights of that…
JohnMDecember 2, 2012
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…
JohnMNovember 29, 2012
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…
JohnMNovember 28, 2012
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…
JohnMNovember 28, 2012
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.…
JohnMNovember 26, 2012
One of the things every business buyer fears is it really “what you see is what you get.” While 99% of business sellers are honest…
JohnMNovember 26, 2012
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…
JohnMNovember 24, 2012
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…
JohnMNovember 22, 2012
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