We can learn a lot from Ants.

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That right… we can learn a lot from ants.  Not Aunts, but those little bugs you can burn with a magnifying glass (which I never did when I was a child).  Exploring new opportunities, new paths doesn’t have to be an “all in” kind of thing where you abandon the familiar to blaze a new […]

Doing what you know

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Translating something you already know and are passionate about into a business is the way to go.  You are prepared to be the guide and make your customer the hero.  I think it is possible to take something you have no experience in, reverse engineer how to be successful and make it happen but it […]

Culture, Pipeline

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My focus right now is to protect the culture of the Company and to have people trained in the pipeline to take over any position.  My job is to bear the weight of the organization and be the biggest Cheerleader, supporting my team and making sure they have the tools to do their jobs correctly.

My system for hiring

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Don’t go shopping when you’re hungry, hire before you have to. Receive application, resume, brief note. Phone Interview. Questionnaire. In person interview. Team interview to test for culture fit. Preserving the culture is the most important part.  Culture is the most undervalued asset in a business and sanctioned incompetence demoralizes.  You can teach the person […]

Speaking your mind

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All subject matter and topics are like a tree.  Although its tempting to talk about the leaves, you should first build a solid base of knowledge learning about the roots and the trunk.  This is especially true as the stakes increase.  I wouldn’t spend large sums of money building a coffee shop to sell coffee […]