LET’S GET REAL. HOW CAN I HELP?

There are so many different organizations with different issues these days, and there is so much to write about, I thought I’d ask directly, “What is the top issue you are facing today?” Please respond by return email.  I will keep all responses confidential.  No individually identifiable information will be published. I will use the…

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EMBRACING FAILURE

I was having lunch with a friend of mine.  He asked, “Have you ever failed at anything?”  “Yes,” I said.  He seemed surprised, “I mean something really big, something that matters.”  “Absolutely,” I said and gave him a couple of examples.  My friend spent the rest of the meal trying to convince me that either…

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GOOD TO GREAT REDUX

Small business owners are struggling with a lot these days, COVID-19 health fears, correctly applying for and spending stimulus funds, regulatory limits on business, erratic supply chains, and protecting employees (and customers) in the workplace.  Stacked upon that is the need to reinvent or pivot their businesses for the future economy.  With all the pressure…

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THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TODAY

The most important question a business owner should be asking today is: “If I were to start over, what would the company look like?” The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive effect on us all, including me. I started this year trending into perhaps the best year of my company’s short life. It felt like we…

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WHEN YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN

Covid-19 has hit us in a way that was scarcely imaginable.  It also has humbled us to know how little control we have over our businesses and in life. You’ve been knocked down by this situation.  You are not alone. Step 1: Get Up.  Don’t lay there overanalyzing what hit you.  If you don’t get…

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HOW BUSINESS OWNERS ARE COPING WITH THE IMPACT OF THE CORONA VIRUS

I am fortunate to have many friends among businesses and to be privy to how they are responding to the health, regulatory, and economic impact of the Corona virus here in the U.S. I asked a few of them to share their experiences in the hope it would be helpful to others. Freight Forwarding Here…

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WORKING WITH FAMILY

On the topic of working with family, I thought I’d publish an excerpt from Elephant Tale – Mostly True Stories About Entrepreneurs, a book I wrote a few years ago.  Each chapter in Elephant Tales tells a story about an experience I had in real life, with the people turned into animals to protect the…

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PATIENCE IS NOT A MUSCLE

I was speaking with a colleague who was lamenting her issues with patience. She felt herself either caught the victim of being too patient or losing opportunities by not being patient enough. She wanted to know how to develop more patience and use it more productively. I told her the key thing to understand is…

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DOES THE END JUSTIFY THE MEANS?

  I thought it was obvious the answer is no.  Yet a Google search produced 111,000,000 results of debate, justification, and philosophizing in less than one second.  Regardless of the discussion, the end never justifies the means.  This belief is an essential part of humanity. I know you already know this. Still, sometimes amid the…

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