May 7, 2019 | Business Strategy, Business Succession Planning, Risk Management
I’m going to be speaking to consultants next week on the power of insurance to protect their business and lifestyle. It’s Disability Insurance Awareness month and small business owners and entrepreneurs are apt to insure for things like fire and wind, and...
May 6, 2019 | Business Strategy, Extra Points
You might remember last week’s missive on our moving of rooms and giving our house a fresh look, which re-energizes, rejuvenates, and just simply adds a breath of fresh air. What I didn’t include is the process. Step One of the process is moving all the...
Apr 29, 2019 | Business Strategy, Extra Points
This weekend, Barb and I worked on re-shuffling the deck inside our house. Basically, we moved rooms around: the dining and living rooms switched locations. In the 18 years we’ve lived in this house, it’s probably the fourth or fifth iteration of this...
Apr 22, 2019 | Business Strategy, Extra Points
The time-frame to walk down 20 floors of a hotel, discover the emergency is a false alarm, and then take an elevator back to your room is 15 minutes. I know. Just did it. I was in Las Vegas to teach a class last week, staying in a nice casino on the strip where the...
Apr 15, 2019 | Business Strategy, Extra Points
For a period of about 10 years, Tiger Woods was the best golfer in the world. Arguably, he was the best athlete in the world. He was dominant; to the point of being super human in his play and stoic personality. And then came the fall. Both personal and physical...
Apr 9, 2019 | Business Strategy, Leadership, Risk Management
My April column for the Kitsap Sun… Have you ever been in a hurry to get to a meeting and couldn’t find a place to park? You’re already running a little bit late because of being delayed at your office. The parking lot is full. You find a compact spot (for your...