January 16, 2019
Being Thankful
The week of Thanksgiving, I was working on our Rotary project in Antigua, which will be in February 2019. It's the time of year for…
December 12, 2018
Elections, Passion, and Justification
As a prelude to the elections there was a story on the morning radio the other day about an elected official either convicted or about…
December 5, 2018
Somethings are Just Out of Our Control
Two weeks ago, I received a couple positive comments about the memo sent that morning. A few people noticed it was dated September 18 and…
November 28, 2018
Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
In the Seattle Times October 7, 2018 business section’s, “Speaking of Business” feature (a weekly roundup of quotes from the week’s most popular stories) were…
November 26, 2018
The Scan That Saved My Business’ Value
The title paraphrases a Wall Street Journal article from August 27, 2018 titled, “The Scan That Saved My Life.” The sub-title includes, “After years of…
November 10, 2018
Competition Drives Prices
Every summer we take a road trip. I’ve noticed motel prices going down over the last few years and it seems obvious why they’re doing…
November 7, 2018
Asking Why – A Great Question
I’m known in my family for constantly asking, “Why?” Others will say something about what they’re going to do, what they want to get, etc.…
October 31, 2018
If You Want To You Will
I caught a small amount of the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies on TV and was particularly drawn to Jerry Kramer’s acceptance speech. He mentioned…
October 8, 2018
When the Employees are Quitting the Economy is Hot
When employees feed confident they'll quit their job to get another one. 2015-2018 employee quits are up 30% and it's why it's important to attract…
October 3, 2018
Routines Rule
It’s football season and one of the lessons we can all learn from football teams is the importance of routines. Once the preseason games start…