A Lack of Respect for People on the Balance Sheet
14 June 2024
We often see the phrase "People are our most important asset" on conference room walls, in company policies, annual reports, and frequently…
Net Nonsense - hilarious commentary
17 May 2013
My Net Nonsense post from a couple weeks ago on the evils of large companies trying to force long payment terms on suppliers received considerable cov…
Net Nonsense
25 April 2013
A few months ago I told you how, in my past life as president of a medical device company, I had two reliable leading indicators of a potential custom…
This is your brain...
25 January 2013
The other day I was talking to a couple execs at a local manufacturing company, and the usual topic of the evils of doing business in California came…
A Sucker for a Slow Boat
8 January 2013
You're looking at the Marco Polo, owned by CMA CGM, which can hold more than 16,000 containers and reach a speed of 24 knots. Regular readers know…
Payment Terms: A Leading Indicator of Partnership
25 August 2012
Anyone that has been in business, especially running a business, for two or three decades has noticed patterns that aid their decisions. Nothing earth…
A Fire Truck When an Ambulance Would Suffice
8 August 2012
An article in today's Wall Street Journal made me think a bit about organizational scope creep. It takes twice as many firefighters to put out…
The Value of a Zipper
7 May 2012
Great article in Slate of all places on YKK - you know, that zipper company you've never heard of. Maybe some of you have seen the initials on you…