We ordered grilled sardines at a wonderful tapas restaurant and our waiter told us not to get them because they weren't very good. How often…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2012
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I caught a commercial for the Chevy Volt and said to my wife, "Why would Chevy (or any company) want to associate with someone who…
JohnMSeptember 22, 2012
No excitement Walk into Jon's company and the first thing you notice is that the employees all seem to shuffle and slouch as they sit…
JohnMSeptember 20, 2012
I'm at a dinner with six other people at a boutique restaurant. The maitre d seats us and then goes into a long and rambling…
JohnMSeptember 19, 2012
After a recent board meeting for my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) I shared my membership philosophy with our membership director. I pointed out that Penney's…
JohnMSeptember 18, 2012
The July 5, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a front page article title, "Their Jobs Can't be Exported." The gist of the article was that the more personal the…
JohnMSeptember 16, 2012
Recently my Rotary club (Bellevue Breakfast) held our annual changing of the officers' dinner and party I was the outgoing president and I was honored…
JohnMSeptember 14, 2012
Here is a story that is one of many poor customer-service experiences I've had at our family cabin. You'd think small-town businesses in an area…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2012
The May 23, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a feature article titled, "You Call That Innovation?" The article discussed the overuse of the word innovation and noted…
JohnMSeptember 2, 2012
I get updates for industry groups of which I'm a member on LinkedIn. After an exchange with a friend about one of these I wrote…
JohnMAugust 29, 2012
Since college days I've been a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes. I've read all the stories at least twice, watched the old PBS episodes and…
JohnMJuly 12, 2012
On June 30 my term as president of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club ended. I learned a lot in my presidential year and in the…
JohnMJuly 10, 2012
The Facebook IPO has social media in the headlines. The big item to consider is: How does social media help our businesses and us? For…
JohnMJuly 8, 2012
The weekend of April 21 we attended our Rotary district's annual conference. The keynote speaker was State Senator Rick Brinkley from Oklahoma. He was one…
JohnMJuly 4, 2012
The other night we were watching "Bar Rescue" starring Jon Taffer. Mr. Taffer was working with a bar/restaurant in Chicago that was struggling to catch…
JohnMJune 30, 2012
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JohnMJune 18, 2012
Recently The Wall Street Journal had an article on single people getting off the fast track. Their main example was a lawyer whom left a…
JohnMJune 15, 2012
I used the following visual a few times during talks last week and it went over well. My point is that business owners must know…
JohnMMay 3, 2012
The New York Times small business blog on January 18, 2012 had a case study on franchises. A former International Franchise Association executive, now a franchise owner,…
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