June 15, 2017
Getting Your Message Across
I’m a member of Seattle Executives Association (SEA) and we recently had elections for the board of directors. Unlike my Rotary club where there’s one…
June 10, 2017
Pace Yourself with Urgency
The Seattle Mariners, like quite a few teams, started their 2017 season very slowly, going 2-8 at one point. The press and the casual fans…
June 7, 2017
Business Basics – From Day 1
A recent edition of my Marquette University alumni magazine had an article on a new mandatory Business School course, Business Day 1 (something I wish…
May 31, 2017
Science & Sales
Earth Day featured multiple marches across the country, protesting the anticipated cuts in federal dollars to science. An interview with one scientist hit the proverbial…
May 24, 2017
Leverage Our Instant Communication World
We live in the age of instant communication. We also live in the age of someone with a microphone just about everywhere. Mitt Romney found…
May 20, 2017
Let Your Employees Handle the Trophy
The front page of the Seattle Times sports section on March 20, 2017 had a picture of Seattle Sounders co-owner Drew Carey carrying the MLS…
May 4, 2017
What If? A Most Important Question
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May 3, 2017
Dependencies Will Kill Your Valuation
As I write this, and as you read this, I’m in Antigua, West Indies on a Rotary service project, “Improving Education Through Technology.” This means…
April 24, 2017
Ethics and Good Business
A client called me last week to discuss the following and keep in mind my recent post about how some firms don’t pay enough (good) attention…