Well, it looks like we’re going to see the bailout of the big three auto makers. Only this time we’re going to do it “right.” Right, of course means we’ll have the government take an equity position in the businesses and have a “car czar” who will disburse your funds. Now — remind me — [...]
In my ongoing commitment to celebrate great customer service, I have to relate an experience I had over the last couple of days. It all started on Friday when I felt an unquenchable desire to feed my addiction for buying expensive hand tools. (Those of you who know me know that I de-stress by building [...]
As I sit here looking out the window of my mountain home, we have 6″ of snow and temperatures just above zero. It’s crisp and cold, and all the flat-landers have gone back to the valleys for the winter. I love this season! As I contemplate nature, I can’t help but marvel at how things [...]
Considering the current state of our economy and all the negativity in the press, it’s no wonder we are starting to feel the doom and gloom around us. But in fact, as we go into this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I think we have to seperate ourselves from everything that is going on around us today [...]
I was reading Mark Cuban over at Blog Maverick a few days ago and he was talking about how-Obama’s first big mistake was that he formed his economic advisory council and didn’t include any entrepreneurs. His point was that America is great because of entrepreneurs, and leaving them off the council (whether accidentally or by design,) [...]
I suppose on this historic day it’s appropriate to make some comment on what has happened in our country. However, I find it difficult to do so as my father taught me from a young age that the two things you never talk about in any situation (including — perhaps especially — among friends) are [...]
29 Oct
Posted by awebb as Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Uncategorized
Yesterday I wrote about how a CEO of a small to medium sized business created a culture wherein they treated each other (and all those with whom they did business) as family. I talked about loyalty and how the things this company did generated loyalty. I don’t think I can leave this topic without sharing [...]
I got a call the other day from a business owner who had employees (apparently more than one) who had an “addiction,” as he put it, to texting. They had their hands under their desks texting friends and family almost all day long. He said it had even gotten to the point they were texting [...]
You’ve heard the old saying, “You might win this battle, but you’re going to lose the war.” It’s true. Seldom does one battle turn the tide in the war. You’ve got to be very careful which battles you fight and why. A few days ago I talked about controlling your emotions. No place is this [...]
16 Oct
Posted by awebb as Uncategorized
i was talking the other day to an acquaintance who had just taken his business under. But that wasn’t the real problem. In taking the business under, he had made some decisions that were borderline criminal and there was the possibility he would go to jail. After explaining to me what had happened, which [...]