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Category Archives: business
A simple approach to any endeavor
I want to share something I learned recently in a class I took at a local university. It is the four “R”s for approaching a project. They are: Read, reflect, respond and relax. Let me explain. Read – When you … Continue reading
Posted in business, education, reflection
68 Comments
Know your strengths
If you work in a small shop like I do, you know you spend most of your time putting out fires – that is, handling day-to-day obligations. It is very difficult for leaders in smaller enterprises to make time for … Continue reading
Posted in business, education
40 Comments
Reflections six years after the financial crisis
It was six years ago that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Department of the Treasury helped to facilitate the acquisition of Bear Stearns by JP Morgan Chase. The deal was sealed on a Sunday, March 16. JP Morgan Chase … Continue reading
Posted in business, government
35 Comments
A look at the qualities of success
While economic growth in the United States has been slow since 2008, some businesses have done very well in the last few years. Consider the 250 businesses that are finalists in Ernst & Young’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year program. … Continue reading
Posted in business
79 Comments
Hire for success
Walter Bond is a former NBA basketball player who speaks to groups about what it takes to succeed on the court and in the office. When Bond played college ball at the University of Minnesota, he won the most improved … Continue reading
Posted in business
57 Comments
Note to Minnesota lawmakers: Business-to-business tax proposal should be dropped
As the legislature considers a variety of tax reform options, I urge lawmakers to reject the implementation of a business-to-business sales tax. In his tax reform proposal, Gov. Dayton advocates for a reduction in the state sales tax rate but … Continue reading
Posted in business, government
31 Comments
Micobusiness entrepreneurship is key to job growth
The “micro” end of the small business sector offers valuable opportunity for employment growth; policymakers interested in expanding employment in Minnesota should do everything they can to encourage microbusinesses, also called SOHO (small office/home office) businesses. Use the term “small … Continue reading
Posted in business, government
37 Comments
Speaker shares leadership message: engage those around you
My professional colleague and friend Rich Chapman delivered an excellent leadership message to a group of managers I recently brought together. Rich is a consultant with an investment banking firm that does a lot of work with churches and non-profit … Continue reading
Posted in business, Inspiration
6 Comments
Take time to live in the present
One of the things I have always appreciated about privately-held or family-owned businesses is that their management can think long term. They don’t have quite the earnings pressure which managers at publically held firms face. When your stock is widely … Continue reading
Posted in business, reflection
44 Comments
Tax policy clarity would give economy a boost
Planning is essential to good business management, but lately it has become very difficult for most business owners to plan out very far. I am convinced the inability to plan is preventing many small business owners from expanding. Economic, political … Continue reading
Posted in business, government
700 Comments