When I talk with owners interested in either buying or selling a business, they regularly think this is a transaction; each party views it from the point of view of... read more →
Author’s note: We have intentionally reprinted last week’s Insider in a slightly different form to model the principle of repetition. In “telling your employees how to vote,” be sure to... read more →
Drum-roll, please! Thank you for all who filled out the 2015 survey for JH & Associates. Here’s a snapshot of who you are: 72% of you own businesses 33% of... read more →
A recent blizzard caused the cancellation of our daughter’s flight back to college. During our bonus family time we sat by the fireplace, working on our own projects. She did... read more →
Upcoming STAR-Denver Event "Making More Money? or Who's on First?" May 15, 2015 Lunch Meeting by Jon Hokama. Click Here to RSVP. Business owners may feel that the prospect of... read more →
This week I’d like you to recall Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes. This story has a lesson that every business owner needs to consider. The tale... read more →
Brand vs. brand–On Befriending Uncertainty and Change You can either resist change, or, as organizational change guru John Kotter says, exercise “change leadership.” To be a change leader is not... read more →
It is one thing to study war and another thing to live the warrior’s life. —Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.E., as quoted in The War of Art,... read more →
Business owners tell me they have two scarce resources: time and money. In order to create a business that provides both revenue and time, the owner needs an arc reactor... read more →
Last week we looked at one citizen who did a public service for 95 million Americans. We explored how this kind of modeling is the first step in creating a... read more →