October 16, 2020
Change Must Come from Within
It’s no secret the Seattle City Council makes good old-fashioned liberal Democrats look like the old John Birch Society or the Tea Party. So when…
October 14, 2020
Nothing is as Good or Bad as Proclaimed
Disclaimer: the title has nothing to do with current events like Covid, the recession, racial injustice, any political party, or similar. While not about sports…
October 7, 2020
Passion Needs Planning
Over the summer, California experienced electricity brownouts and power outages when demand peaked. The reported reason why is because the State forced power companies to…
October 7, 2020
Inflate the Swimming Toys Not Your Assets
On August 24 my phone buzzed with a news flash from The Wall Street Journal. It said the New York Attorney General is investigating the…
September 30, 2020
The Phone Doesn’t Right Just Because You Want it To
A good friend of ours told me his sales team made their first sale ever to a non-affiliated customer. He was hired earlier this year…
September 16, 2020
Over Promise; Under Deliver
I’ve had a security camera in our house for a couple years now. I won’t mention the company name (they’re local) as the main subject…
September 9, 2020
Owner Versus GM and a Feel for the Business
It happened again. It shouldn’t surprise me, but it always does. Maybe I’m too optimistic about successful people knowing what they’re doing. A burned-out business…
September 2, 2020
Be Like Oliver; Do a Little Extra
My wife and I were having dinner last week on the new deck at the Wallingford Tutta Bella along with Joe Fugere, the owner (not…
August 26, 2020
Pivoting Isn’t Just for Basketball Players
Basketball players pivot on one foot so they can move their body around to see in all directions. But if they lift up their pivot…