February 23, 2022
Founder’s Syndrome Can be Deadly (to the Business)
I’m working with a client whose company was hurt and is experiencing a slow recovery. After decades of ownership the owner is burned out and…
November 26, 2021
Rotary and Business Buy-Sell – Part Two
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
October 23, 2021
Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Headline: Some Bartell customers say goodbye after changes by Rite Aid (Seattle Times, August 11, 2021). Background: Rite Aid bought 131-year-old Seattle institution Bartell Drugs…
September 15, 2021
A School Lunch is Better Than No Lunch
I was a cafeteria monitor for at least my senior year in high school (maybe my junior year also). It wasn’t a bad job. We…
September 8, 2021
Overpacking in Life and Business
We recently took a long-weekend trip to Denver to see a client and relax for a few days. I noticed something I often notice in…
August 25, 2021
Do the Frogs Really Boil?
There’s an old story, about how if you put a frog in boiling water, it will hop out but if you put it in cool…
August 18, 2021
You Have to be Better Than the NY City Election Board
New York City finally announced the results of the Mayoral primary. As per a variety of sources I deduced because of ranked choice voting this…
August 11, 2021
Avoiding Taxes Like the Big Guys (and Gals)
The Trump Organization allegedly avoided paying taxes on almost $2 million of compensation to an employee. The allegations and prosecution shouldn’t surprise anybody because: There’s…
July 14, 2021
To Call or Not To Call
I looked at the title of a recent article by Joanna Stern in the Wall Street Journal and felt it was either aimed directly at…