If Your Business Was a Cruise Ship…

A three hour tour?It’s no secret the economy has slowed to a crawl. Just about every business is feeling the pressures of rising costs (energy prices affect everything) and declining sales. It’s time to watch expenses but be careful about cutting...

Ya Call This a Recession?

It doesn’t even look like Illinois.Unless you’ve been in a cave for the past two weeks you know that this common corn flake sold for $1,350 on eBay. It was sold by two shysters, I mean sisters, in Virginia who made the “amazing” discovery from...

Integrity Could Change the Whole Game

But can you measure it? There are businesses struggling to stay in the game. Margins are shrinking as costs rise. Competition is fierce making it very difficult to raise prices. The game is getting tougher.Scan the daily business news. Almost weekly there is some big...

Your “Cut Cost” Airline!

Herb wouldn’t put up with this.Pictured at left is Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly. In this 2005 photo Mr. Kelly was giving an interview about the importance of integrity in business. He had just been crowned CEO of Southwest Airlines. Remember them? The LOW...