April 29, 2020
One Bad Apple
In college basketball there are players known as being, “one-and-done,” as in playing one year for the college team and then going off to the…
April 17, 2020
Factories and Their People Get Smarter
Fact: Politicians, all politicians, from both parties, promise more jobs, better jobs, increased pay, and anything else they think will garner them votes. Fact: None…
April 15, 2020
A Great Team Equals Success
We’re in Antigua, West Indies, on our Rotary project, working in the schools. Over the course of the trip I’ve had 12 meetings (in seven…
March 18, 2020
The Robots Are Taking Over
The title of this memo is a line one of my son’s likes to say regarding technology in cars, homes, and everywhere else. We see…
March 5, 2020
Details, Details, Details, and Ambiguity
The attorney looked at the audience and said, “Make sure you understand everything in your agreements. If there are any ambiguities, they will come back…
February 27, 2020
Even Adults Need Adult Supervision
Running a small business is easy. Having a small business as an absentee owner is a piece of cake. The employees can operate the business…
February 13, 2020
When Selling – Take Action
We recently spent a long weekend cleaning out our family cabin, which recently sold. As we thought about all we did over the years, we…
February 11, 2020
Not All Business Buyers are Created Equal – Part One
This was written for and originally published by https://soundmarkwealth.com/, a Kirkland, WA wealth management firm. Somewhere over the rainbow… is the successful sale and exit…
February 6, 2020
What is the Bane of Your Business?
Goals are an ongoing task, not just for a calendar year. Many years ago I was a regular at a pretty cool restaurant in Minneapolis,…
