May 2, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: The Power of Persuasion When I was in New York City in March, I had the great pleasure of dining with friends at historic Keen’s Steakhouse. The Manhattan restaurant was founded in 1885 and is famous for its steaks, chops, and...
Apr 25, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: Work Like a Dog Last week, the speaker at my Rotary Club meeting was a volunteer in K-9 Search and Rescue. It was a fascinating program about the intelligence and value that dogs bring to such a serious and often portentous situation. I...
Apr 21, 2016 | Business Continuity Strategies, Business Strategy, Leadership, Uncategorized
I was driving back from a meeting today when my car yelled at me. You see, on the way in to the meeting, my car gently reminded me that I needed to get gas. A little gas can shaped yellow light came on indicating that it was time to fuel up and that I only had 41...
Apr 18, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: Unturned Stones Last week, Kobe Bryant played his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers. He ended his 20-year Hall of Fame career in grand style, scoring 60 points to lead the Lakers to a comeback win. I guess if you’re going to...
Apr 14, 2016 | Business Continuity Strategies, Business Strategy, Marketing & Branding, Uncategorized
Speed is critical to success in business. Period. While this seems like an overly simplistic statement, I’m constantly amazed at how many entrepreneurs and small business owners don’t follow this mantra. Do you ever catch yourself saying something like:...
Apr 11, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
In the first round of the Masters golf tournament last week, an unimaginable “event” occurred. Ernie Els, a four-time major golf champion in a Hall of Fame career took six putts starting from two feet to “hole out” on his very first hole of the...
