Jun 13, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
This Week’s Focus Point: The Cloak of Invisibility Hello, this is Captain Jack. I’m the charming, witty, and highly brilliant pal of my human. Dan is out golfing with his old high school pals – and boy do they look old! He asked me to fill in....
Jun 10, 2016 | Business Continuity Strategies, Business Strategy, Leadership
My June column for the Kitsap Sun’s Business Journal… Let’s be very clear about one thing… The most important function you perform in your company is acquisition of business. Period. That ends my prepared comments. Questions? Okay, allow me to elaborate....
Jun 6, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
I remember the first time I saw Muhammad Ali fight. It was versus George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed “The Rumble in the Jungle.” Ali knocked out Foreman, then the heavyweight champion, in the 8th round. Some pundits have argued it was the greatest sporting...
May 23, 2016 | Extra Points, Uncategorized
Last week, I spoke at a conference in Spokane and flew in and out of their airport. After dropping off my rental car to head home, I hightailed it straight to the nearest security point. Spokane is not a huge airport and I have TSA pre-check, so the process was pretty...
May 19, 2016 | Business Continuity Strategies, Business Strategy, Leadership
I was recently interviewed for an article on being “memorable.” This is a quality that is important for any business professional. I thought I’d share my answer to the interview here with all of you… To be “memorable,” a business professional...
