Maybe I’m old school but I believe at times, there is just no substitute for hard work. One of the ways I relax is doing some yard work or other minor house projects. Afterwards, I have a sense of accomplishment. …
One of the best features of my role is that I get introduced to new businesses on a regular basis. This gives me the opportunity to continue to see new things and meet new people. And with that, I have …
I’m a creature of habit. There is both some good and bad to that fact. Habits can be easy to fall into and difficult to break. And since companies are made up of people, companies can end up having both …
When I published Your Cash Is Flowing: Why every entrepreneur needs to think like a CFO, I headed a chapter with A Broken Cog Slows All Wheels. I never did a blog post with that title, however, until today. The …
How well do you asses risk? My belief is that most overestimate various risks in life. That said, I recognize that I have a unique risk profile given my role as a CFO which generally attracts risk averse personality types. …
As promised, this is the second half of this post focused on business lessons I’ve learned while doing things that had nothing to do with business (continued from March 2022). 6. Another lesson learned horseback riding. We were out in …
Today, I’d like to talk to you about how to turn five minutes of work into fifteen. Who wants to do that? Well, hopefully no one! I certainly don’t. But I’ve found myself on the receiving end of this too …
Some of the best business lessons I have learned have come about during times when I was doing something that had nothing to do with business at all. Below are five of my favorites. Expect another batch sometime down the …
There are times when the task at hand simply requires more than the usual amount of effort. Maybe it’s a deadline that is tighter than usual. Perhaps the project is more difficult for some reason or has a unique component. …
A few days before Christmas I was driving between client offices and noticed a woman standing over a dog nearly in the middle of the street. I made a quick U-turn, parked in a no-parking zone, and asked “What can …
