October 31, 2014
Are You Changing Lives?
While at the lake we don't have broadband, Netflix, On Demand or our DVR. What we have is a handful of over-the-air TV stations and…
October 25, 2014
When It’s Time To Cut Your Losses
The big sports news in Seattle last week was that the Seahawks traded their $20 million (plus three draft choices) mistake, i.e. Percy Harvin. Interestingly,…
October 24, 2014
Know When To Cut Your Losses
The big sports news in Seattle last week was that the Seahawks traded their $20 million (plus three draft choices) mistake, i.e. Percy Harvin. Interestingly,…
October 23, 2014
Sports & Business – Strategy Win!
Non-baseball fans often say they don't like the game because something's not happening "all the time." Baseball fans love the multi-levels of strategy. There's a…
August 25, 2014
You Get What You Pay For
Many years ago a client told a prospective client that I was expensive but worth it. He also stated to me and others that it…
August 15, 2014
Times Change – Change With Them
One of the most recent innovations in major league baseball is the greatly expanded us of shifting the defensive players. This is the result of…
August 4, 2014
It Takes Time to Think to Create a Strategy
To non-baseball fans the game is slow and boring because something’s not happening “all the time.” To many baseball fans it’s the multi-levels of strategy.…
August 1, 2014
Higher Wages = More Scrutiny And Opportunity
Consider the following: Amazon.com uses a temp agency to hire warehouse people and put them through a probationary period. My friend Gary with three-dozen employees…
July 3, 2014
Communicating – Stories Create Emotion
As I mentioned last week, Lucas Mack with 4th Avenue Media presented to a group of my clients and me recently. The first thing I wrote down…
June 28, 2014
Communicating – Stories Sell
The best sportswriter in the country, in my humble opinion, is Jason Gay with The Wall Street Journal. He writes about all sports, has a…