The business process is really not all that complex. Brought down to its bare essentials it looks like this. A product or a service is going to be offered (whether manufactured or simply procured). You…
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I Love Passion
Give me individuals and associates who are prepared to passionately argue for a particular position. I love the passion. I love the commitment. A Manager’s job is not necessarily to come up with the ideas….
I Want to be Successful
I want to be successful. But what I don’t want to do is sacrifice myself, my wife, or my family, for success. Can I have it all? In truth, when I used to think about…
To Name it is to Own It
Yahweh must have been a business man. If you remember way back when, the biblical story is that Yahweh refused to allow his name to be used. He ended up as “he who shall remain…
The Shifting Roles of a CEO
As the company continues to grow, I see my role continuing to shift. I thought it was shifting before, but it shifts even more now. What a CEO IS NOTA CEO is not the chief…
It Never Pays to Be Reactive
Weekends are all about barbecuing for us. From Friday at about 6 p.m. when I leave work all the way through Sunday evening’s dinner, weekends are all about barbeque. We’ve got this great summer kitchen…
The “Secrets” of Being Successful
I was having this conversation this past Friday night with some neighbors about what it takes to be successful in business. In the middle of the conversation, I was reminded of observing from time to…
If You Want to Learn to Ski, You Have to Be Willing to Fall
I just got back from a late spring trip to Lake Tahoe where the family managed to get in some great skiing. By the way, I should preface my article by letting you know that…