Why Must Work Be Fun?

I had my first job when I was 5 years old. Our neighbor, my best friend at the time, was a boy of the same age as me whose father worked for an egg processing company. He, the father, asked me if I wanted to work a few hours with his son at the plant. It was a...

What Matters in Business?

Some businesses grade their performance on year over year, “same store”, comparisons. That means if sales are up over the previous year, taking into account the same number of production units, the business is doing well. If there are more production...

GM in the 70’s

I am taking a very interesting class from Michael Roberto. This came up recently and I thought it worth posting here. The take-away is to look closely at our thinking today to be as certain as possible that it is valid for, at least, tomorrow morning. Chris...

How To Make a Business Decision

You must make a business decision?Start by deciding HOW the decision will be made rather than WHAT decision you should make.Define the decision making process first, then go to work on the decision. This will save you many, many missteps in business.Chris Reich,...