June 17, 2013
Shedding the Unnecessary
We did something last month that ended an era for my wife and me. For the first time in our lives we live in a…
June 5, 2013
Try, Try and Try Again
The other day as we were just waking up we hear this “rat-a-tat-tat; rat-a-tat-tat” that was a woodpecker trying to peck into our composite basketball…
May 29, 2013
Getting Rid of the Bottom 10%
GE’s reputation was to get rid of the bottom 10% of their employees to keep raising the bar. In professional services the mantra is to…
May 15, 2013
Annoying Behavior – It’s Everywhere
Ever wonder what world some people live in? Ever wonder if your clients or customers ask what world you live in? Consider the following: I'm…
May 8, 2013
Communication Solves (Potential) Problems
On April 29 my Rotary Club (www.bbrc.net) held our annual fundraiser, the Bellevue 10K and 5K. When we picked up our family’s packets the day…
April 23, 2013
Learning From Catastrophe
There are a lot of words that can be used to describe the events in Boston last week. They include amazing, senseless and barbaric, and…
April 18, 2013
Shake Up Things
My mother-in-law just completed an amazing journey that started when she had a severe reaction to a minor and routine medical procedure. After three months…
April 3, 2013
Don’t Let Tax Avoidance Stifle Your Growth
I uncovered a business for my business buyer clients that is engulfed in a “disagreement” with the Washington State Department of Labor. Disagreement is putting…
March 27, 2013
Emulate Success – It Works
Once again it’s the NCAA basketball tournament, aka, March Madness. This year’s tourney has created great headlines for all of the (major) upsets. I feel…