MY BUSINESS MUSE

The following is based on research as well as my own personal experience. Research indicates that businesses with two or more owners are more likely to succeed than businesses with a single owner. For the past couple of years I have had to fight the battles of my small...

I find that if you look behind the facade of most so-called self-made successes there is a long string of unsung people behind the scenes. These people range from first employees to managers to front line workers putting in the time and effort in the early years of a b...

It seems there are some miss perceptions on what a business owner is and what is considered a successful business. My observations after many years in business is that you can break down what constitutes a small business owner into two categories.

Group one is people wh...

In my opinion if your companies business model includes the hiring of teenagers your managers have the responsibility of being mentors. For many teenagers this is their first job and they have no knowledge of what is expected of them in the workplace.  Unfortunately fo...

The following is an article recently appearing on the Forbes.com website. In my opinion the author is right on the money with his article.

Kraft Heinz Needs To Get Creative
Peter Georgescu Contributor
Leadership Strategy

Kraft Heinz produces one of America’s best-loved...

Now let's see, Boeing is delivering tankers with trash and tools left inside plus a tanker that has deficiencies in a vital part of the aircraft's functions. Hum, me thinks Boeing would absolutely throw a fit and fire suppliers did that to them.  

"Reports: Ai...

Yesterday the shop had a conversation with a representative of a staffing agency. During the course of the conversation the representative confirmed many of the issues I had been uncovering as I studied the issues of hiring in non management positions.

1. Companies are...

I can't tell if I am amused or bemused at how people who work in larger organizations feel like they are the senior when it comes to intelligence likewise for people who have a higher income level. I hate to tell them that in my conversations with people it does not qu...

The trouble with the Lakers is they do not seem to understand building a complete team comes before championships.

"And while neither James nor Lakers management has shown much enthusiasm for coaxing along a young core — the Lakers tried to ship half the roster to New O...

I have noticed a local manufacturer who a number of years ago convinced the local city council that it needed property tax relief and help raising money for expansion. The benefits as they were given are as follows more people would move to my town stimulating the need...