A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with a truly remarkable individual, Ron Dohr. He has a company called Dohr Family Business Consulting that you can check out to learn more about what he does. But as you all know, I don’t pretend to be a “reporter” and give…
Last week I had a very interesting conversation with the CEO of a medium sized business that I thought was so interesting I wanted to share it with all of you readers out there in “WOM land”. It started off like a lot of conversations I have with top executives about social media – the…
I was talking to my good friend and client, Michael Lee, the other day about blogging and what it takes for a business owner, CEO or any other top Executive like himself to be a consistent blogger. I thought the core of our conversation was so universal to other executives I wanted to share this…
Last Wednesday I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to one of the most influential and well respected business groups in the area – Bellevue Chamber of Commerce’s EBRT (Eastside Business Roundable). This group is comprised of some of most well known business leaders in both Seattle and Bellevue. Why was I there? They were interested,…
I had the opportunity to speak to a great group of small and middle market business owners and executives yesterday that were part of The Seattle Executives Association – what a great group of people! This is an executive networking group that has been around for 90 years and has a very rich history and…
I recently read and article about the new head of Newsweek magazine and how he, Tom Ascheim, is having to transform the magazine if they are going to survive. While I am not a big fan of the print media overall because of how they sensationalize almost everything, I do have to agree with Tom…
I was reading an article in the Harvard Business Publishing Blog on Warren Buffet and his views of this whole economic mess when I came across a great comment at the bottom of the article. The article was titled, “The Wisdom of Warren Buffet,” by Bill Taylor. Bill writes about a variety of topics and this one was spot on…
I just read a great article in Harvard Business Publishing, “In a downturn, please put aside pathetic platitudes,” written by John Baldoni. The reason this is a great article is that it is “in your face” accurate on what really shouldn’t be going on in organizations. John states in the article that when times are…
When economic times become more and more uncertain this question seems to come up more and more – a direct correlation in my book. Companies start to realize that what they were doing in good times doesn’t necessarily work in weaker times so this drives the “strategy question” of what should they now do differently. …
I heard this phrase the other day, Crisis Forces Innovation, and it really stuck a chord with me. Let me say that in all my experience with individuals, organizations and business in general, this is very true. It isn’t until someone has their back against the wall do they become the most creative or innovative…