Buy American! It Is Safer!

by | Jul 7, 2013 | Rants

If the Chinese are smart enough to not buy their products, why aren’t we?This is where a lack of ethics will take us if we are not careful. Ethics are already in serious decline in U.S. business._________From ReutersBy Melanie Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) –...

Time to Ban Telemarketing

by | May 14, 2013 | Rants

It’s annoying. It can cause problems. It’s disruptive. It’s rude.Sometimes it works so that encourages them to keep doing it.But I say there are other ways to market and it’s time to ban telemarketing.Marketing is about getting the word out...

Ethics

by | Mar 6, 2013 | Rants

What is going on?I think the myth we are supposed to believe goes like this: When times get tough, we all pull together.I’m sure not seeing that. Yesterday I had a conversation with an executive about an employee taking a supposed false disability leave. The...

Maybe It Will Not Work Out

by | Mar 4, 2013 | Rants

I am very tired of dealing with business people facing serious consequences telling me, “it will all work out.”The hell. That is a shallow, lousy excuse for not digging in and fixing what needs to be fixed even if you have no idea where to start! Just...

Rant Friday #1

by | Feb 8, 2013 | Rants

I need to get this off my chest.”ish” time is not real time and has no place in business. It is wrong to make an appointment or schedule a phone call for 4ish. I do not like waiting by the phone, unable to start anything else while I wait until 4:30 for a...