GE’s reputation was to get rid of the bottom 10% of their employees to keep raising the bar. In professional services the mantra is to…
JohnMMay 29, 2013
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On April 29 my Rotary Club (www.bbrc.net) held our annual fundraiser, the Bellevue 10K and 5K. When we picked up our family’s packets the day…
JohnMMay 8, 2013
There are a lot of words that can be used to describe the events in Boston last week. They include amazing, senseless and barbaric, and…
JohnMApril 23, 2013
My mother-in-law just completed an amazing journey that started when she had a severe reaction to a minor and routine medical procedure. After three months…
JohnMApril 18, 2013
I uncovered a business for my business buyer clients that is engulfed in a “disagreement” with the Washington State Department of Labor. Disagreement is putting…
JohnMApril 3, 2013
Once again it’s the NCAA basketball tournament, aka, March Madness. This year’s tourney has created great headlines for all of the (major) upsets. I feel…
JohnMMarch 27, 2013
The other day our washing machine started flashing some error codes. Our first reaction was, “oh no” because we had just replaced our dryer and…
JohnMMarch 20, 2013
Let’s assume you make a product that uses consumables. One of your goals should be to get so popular that Costco comes out with their…
JohnMMarch 18, 2013
Three diverse occurrences that tie together to show why staying relevant is so important. Last week I spoke to a board member and investor of…
JohnMMarch 6, 2013
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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
I went to Marquette University and while recently watching one of their basketball games I heard a quote from their coach, Buzz Williams. He said,…
JohnMFebruary 13, 2013
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
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
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
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
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