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Jun 10, 2020

Are you the grammar police.

My Business Muse

May 26, 2020

Warning, Central Planning Ahead

My Business Muse

May 26, 2020

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Doing the right thing

My dad just called to tell me about something that happened to him at the lumberyard. He said a guy walked up to him and asked him if he...

My Business Muse

May 26, 2020

Are you the grammar police.

I recently saw a post stating, "you are judged by your grammar". Proper grammar is not and never has been a sign of intelligence. The use...

My Business Muse

May 26, 2020

Warning, Central Planning Ahead

Much of central planning is created under the auspices of health and safety with the threat of punitive action if not obeyed. While a...

My Business Muse

May 20, 2020

Not a defect.

This morning I was able to put words to this. A difference in personality is not a defect in the other person. So many times, I see...

My Business Muse

Apr 18, 2020

Unintended Consequenses

In a little less than a month from now 17 years ago, I was working late because my son the next day was having a medical procedure done....

My Business Muse

Jan 16, 2020

Au Contraire

In my conversations with people who work in management at mid to large companies, I find a general lack of respect for small business. In...

My Business Muse

Jan 16, 2020

A time and place for rebuttal

I had a gentleman message me on LinkedIn. He stated he is an engineer and was interested in what he saw in my LinkedIn profile. I...

My Business Muse

Nov 19, 2019

Value observations

People value their own work over the work of others. People have a strange way of placing value. A person will spend $80 for a meal that...

My Business Muse

Nov 16, 2019

Small town grocery store musings

Business is people first. Take care of employees, then customer's profits will follow. The store is set up for efficiency but is...

My Business Muse

Oct 24, 2019

People are complex, deal with it

I have contemplated the issue of people in the workplace. Perhaps the most significant problem I see is people are complex, and companies...

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