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 →
We regularly hear stories of business owners like yourselves and we want you to know: you’re not alone! When you get really honest with yourselves and with us, you talk... 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 →
Have you checked "under the hood" of your business lately? Operations of a business are like the working parts of an engine. If one part is not working properly, the... 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 →