One Important Business Tip

It’s all about relationships. Let’s set aside the recession for a moment and look at what we can control.If your business has room for improvement, start with how your people interact. The goal is to develop total cooperation and support at every level of...

Jail Time, Lots of Jail Time

CHICAGO – Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.Blagojevich also was charged with illegally...

2 Reasons We’re in a Recession

There are two reasons we are in a recession. Yes, I know, it’s a global problem, complex, credit collapse, housing issues, blah blah blah. Smoke screen. There are two reasons.Reason one. Our country has been in serious ethical decline since Nixon. Johnson had...

Are You Still Doing Things the Old Way?

Your business can turn around.We’re near the end of 2008. The country and the world are in serious recession. Sales are falling. Foreclosures continue to rise. Thousands of people are losing work. Businesses are failing. Stimulus failed. Bailout failed. The...

Ford, GM, Chrysler

Automakers:I understand it’s a very tough time to be in the car business. First it was high gas prices. You were building cars people wanted and conditions changed. You got caught by an unexpected, radical and rapid market shift. Understood.Then you got slammed...