The best way to accomplish anything significant is to set goals. Look, I know all those jokes about New Year’s resolutions and how they last about as long as a snowball in Tucson in August, but then again, goals are critical to getting anything done in life. I am one of those people who sets […]
2021: “Let’s Hope It’s a Good One Without Any Fear” – John Lennon
Yes, I have been accused of being an optimist. Sometimes I have even been called a “Rose-Colored Glasses” optimist, which to my pessimistic accountant and banker friends is just about the cruelest insult they think they can launch at me. But then I just laugh them off and put my Rose-Colored Glasses back on. […]
Adaptability Is The Key
One of the most interesting things I have learned during the past ten months is that people are actually doing better work by not physically going to work. Now, don’t get me wrong, there is ultimately no substitute for being at work, but then again, many people have found that they could be much more […]
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
As we do every year on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving we watch the old classic Trains, Planes and Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy, and just like we do every year we all end up shouting suggestions at the characters, ideas for making better choices. This movie came out in the late […]
It’s The Small Things
The great companies always pay attention to detail. I have read numerous times that Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ives would spend hours working on the boxes their products came in. They would hold the cover of an I-Pod box over the bottom of the box and just drop it seeing how long and how elegantly […]
Looking Into The Future
Have you thought about this autonomous vehicle thing? I mean really done some deep thinking about what it will mean to all of us, how it will change the world in ways we have not even thought of yet? Here is some insight into what is called “Level 5 of autonomy” and what that will […]
10 Ways To Get Going Again (and Beat Those Summertime Blues)
Ever have one of those days when you just can’t get going? Nothing seems to work. No matter how hard you try you just can’t get out of the parking lot both proverbially and literally! You try calling prospects, all you get is voice mail; you try to write some sales emails and you just […]
What Will Life Be Like In The Year….2020.5?
Okay, the very near future. Like in the next few months, what will life be like in our factories and offices? One thing is for sure and that is that we will not be going back to the way things were before Covid-19. Now that we have had a chance to realize how really vulnerable […]
7 Ways To Choose The Right Business Partner
Finding The Right Partner When you struck out on your own and started your rep firm you had to decide just how large you wanted to firm to be. Many people just strike out on their own and go solo for a while. After a time once the company has successfully launched they might want […]
What The Heck Is Wrong With PCB Shops Making Money?
In a recent column I talked about board shops making money and how upset our customers were at the very thought of their board shop vendors making money. Many times over the years I have heard our customers complaining bitterly about how much money we make. They seem to think that all the shops […]