January 6, 2017
Are You Ready For “Surgery”
On September 27, 2016 the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, “Doctors Give Pre-Surgery Orders to Get in Shape.” The first sentence is, “Are…
November 16, 2016
What’s behind your curtain?
Our son-in-law is a big city police officer (not Seattle) and recently was involved in a situation that will never make the news. He was…
November 10, 2016
Individuals or Teams? It’s Both (Part two)
In my last post I wrote about how teams are critical to success in sports, business, and actually other activities, and how individuals determine the success…
November 3, 2016
Individuals or Teams? It’s Both (Part one)
The NFL season started last Thursday and a quick review of multiple games synopsis along with seeing some highlights showed 11 of the 14 games…
October 11, 2016
Tear Down or Build Up
Almost daily we take our dogs for a walk. Meandering through the woods and a mixture of neighborhoods, depending on the route we take, we…
October 10, 2016
Who’s Your Judge and Jury?
In his book, “Originals,” (Penguin Random House, 2016) Adam Grant’s Chapter Two, Blind Inventors and One-Eyed Investors, discusses how misguided certain opinions can be. Two…
September 14, 2016
Don’t Forget These Things
When visiting my mother-in-law, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel. As we went to put things in the safe it wouldn't open. It was locked.…
September 8, 2016
“Surprise” Economy
On Friday, July 15, 2016 the Wall Street Journal had an article titled, "Surprise: The Economy Is Looking Much Better; Citigroups U.S. Economic Surprise Index is at…
September 2, 2016
How Not to Run a Company
Want to run your company the wrong way? Do nothing more than emulate the major political parties. They sure seem to have a lock on…
August 27, 2016
Grow or Die
We made eight new friends at our cabin this summer. And just like people, the more favors you offer the more loyal your friends are.…