At a meeting with a group of clients last week our presenter, my friend Hugh Blane, asked an interesting question – “Can every employee articulate…
JohnMSeptember 17, 2018
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I look across the lake (figuratively) at Seattle and its City Council. I see a bunch of single issue councilmembers with no big picture focus…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2018
We were trying to help a young friend of the family with his job search (before and after insisting he meet with Matt Youngquist at…
JohnMAugust 29, 2018
We were fishing along the shore and came across the campsite of a group of early-teen canoeists who were just waking up and making breakfast.…
JohnMAugust 22, 2018
A little after they opened at 9 am on the Friday before the July 4 weekend I went to get a haircut. I wasn’t the…
JohnMAugust 15, 2018
I don’t know exactly what happened. I don’t know if it happened to a male or female. I do know that my wife nudged me…
JohnMAugust 8, 2018
When we think of innovation we think of the technology industry, don’t we? We tend to think of disrupters like Amazon, Google, Netflix, and others.…
JohnMAugust 1, 2018
The May 21, 2018 Wall Street Journal had a special section titled, “C-Suite Strategies.” I found the interview with Hain Celestial (organic foods and teas)…
JohnMJuly 18, 2018
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JohnMJuly 17, 2018
“Say goodbye to your bank teller and your insurance agent” is the opening line of a just released Fast Company article titled, “AI Could Kill…
JohnMJune 20, 2018
Ten and one-half years of owning an iPhone and a freak accident gave me my first broken screen. I had the phone in my jacket…
JohnMJune 13, 2018
At the start of the 2018 baseball season you might not have believed it when you saw a record number of games snowed out across…
JohnMJune 6, 2018
One of our family members is a fanatic watcher of The Office. He says he’s seen each episode dozens of time (perhaps a little hyperbole…
JohnMMay 30, 2018
There are a lot of things I can do around my house. Paint, install doors, fix some electrical and plumbing issues, etc. There are some…
JohnMMay 9, 2018
For sports fans, and especially reporters, spring is a busy time of the year. Baseball season is starting, March Madness, NFL free agency and draft,…
JohnMApril 25, 2018
The NFL combine is going on in Indianapolis as I write this. It’s where the best college players gather with team representatives to show off…
JohnMApril 11, 2018
On January 13, 2018 the Wall Street Journal published an article by Morten T. Hansen titled, “The Key to Success? Doing Less.” It’s in the…
JohnMApril 4, 2018
I had my annual client breakfast in February. My guest speaker was Aaron Blank, owner of The Fearey Group, a Seattle PR firm (www.feareygroup.com). His…
JohnMMarch 28, 2018
As I write this I have just sent my CPA a note asking if they’re sending out a summary of the new tax law and…
JohnMMarch 22, 2018
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