Category Archives: Dealing with hard times

Life after downsizing

When I started blogging in 2003, I had the opportunity to capture our family transition from corporate life to the self-employed afterlife. It was an interesting experience. A few years ago, while trying to effect changes at Sun Microsystems, I … Continue reading

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Why does your customer do business with you?

If you could adopt your customer's viewpoint of your business, would you be able to understand why that customer does business with you? If you learned the truth behind your success or lack of it, could you use that information … Continue reading

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Signs and portents

What do you do when the signs and portents are confusing and contradictory? Do you search for answers or do you strike off in the most likely direction? A quick sampling of recent observations made in Southwest Virginia: Government grants … Continue reading

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Economics in a tightly-connected community

The Community as social network In this county people get to know each other and while we may not be one big happy family, we share a lot of information on how people are doing, who needs help, and who … Continue reading

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