When I was growing up, we heated our farm house with wood. Every year Dad would go out into the woods and cut down trees, split and stack many cords of woods.
What’s extinct in your company?
One of the most innovative scientific ideas today is reviving extinct species: the mammoth, the laughing owl, and the carrier pigeon. In all, 63 species have gone extinct since 1700.
It shouldn’t be hard to determine what killed him.
It shouldn’t be hard to determine what killed him. Not with that knife sticking out of his chest!
Noble Goals?
Kent Gilmore, President of Nahan Printing talked yesterday about business strategy. He’s an engaging speaker who brought business concepts to life with his experiences and anecdotes. The ideas he shared were absolutely relevant to members of my roundtables.
Should you ever fire a customer?
Some truths are universal. •The sun rises in the east •The truth is the truth even if no one believes it •Nature weeds out the stupid
Heartbroken
This is a word I hardly ever use and one I don’t hear others use often either. It’s a powerful word, defined as “suffering from intense grief – crushed by grief”.
What you hear when you actually listen
I was in St. Louis a couple weeks ago attending a conference. As I waited in line for a lunch table I listened to the conversations around me. What I heard made me realize that we live in a world of divergence. People seemed to either totally agree on a topic or totally disagree. There wasn’t much discussion or
How Far Would Your Employees Go?
What would your employees do when faced with a frustrated, exasperated customer? I had an experience last Saturday that blew my socks off. I needed a black toner cartridge for my laser printer. My favorite store for this item is Cartridge World in Cambridge. I know the owners Steve and Renee Horbul and they’ve always given great service at a
“They beat me up… But I kind of liked it.”
One of the things that I enjoy most about my work is that I get to meet all kinds of people in many different types of businesses. Each individual brings his/her own unique personality, skill set and strengths to the table.
Shrink-wrapped cars & other amusing things
I was on my way to my father’s home in Boyceville, WI last week and stopped in Amery to pick up a few groceries. As I pulled into the parking lot I saw something I have never seen before – an SUV wrapped in shrink wrap. Someone clearly was playing a joke.