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,...

Tire Shops and Medical Offices

I had to deal with a tire blowout recently. It was an expensive tire but it was made in China. Don’t buy tires made in China.Okay, moving on. My tire failed on the freeway, in the dark, between towns and after all nearby (within 20 miles) tire shops had closed.I...

Thought Experiments Work to Solve Problems

I follow a well-known physics professor who will, from time to time post a “contest” for people to solve physics problems. The problems are not too difficult but are often counter intuitive. That means the answer goes against our feelings or intuition.It...

Things Could Be Better But…

There are two kinds of problems. There are problems people want to fix and problems people want to complain about. Understanding this will save a lot of time in your life and at work.I learned a long time ago that sometimes people want to own and whine about a...