Category Archives: Basic Business Concepts

How do you get someone to listen to you?

I was eating dinner last night in Wisconsin with a wonderfully warm and straight-forward group of people who typify to me the hard-working owners of small town businesses. They were discussing my new book and why I had written it … Continue reading

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Quarterly Results

Big Picture Guy has captured the gut-wrenching emotions that pervade a boardroom when quarterly results are down. His recent post, Anger Has No Eyes, brings back some painful memories, especially the sick certainty of approaching doom that hangs over the … Continue reading

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Want to enjoy life? – grant importance to others

Granting importance to others is a matter of paramount importance to your own future happiness. When you treat others in a manner that shows they are important to you, you validate their desires to be acknowledged as someone who matters. … Continue reading

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Satisfying work

I’ve got only a few minutes to highlight a topic that has filled many books, so I’ll try to write succinctly. Here is what I have discovered for myself. You may have reached different conclusions. Starting at the top, here … Continue reading

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