I recently mentioned that Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors. It’s about a tie between Lewis and Daniel Pink, another prolific non-fiction writer. In the case of Pink, I’ve read and enjoyed Drive, To Sell is Human, The Power of Regret, Free Agent Nation, and When. I subscribe to Daniel Pink’s blog and this […]
Book Review: Who is Government?
I think Michael Lewis is one of the best writers of non-fiction books. I’ve read a number of his books, including Liar’s Poker, The New New Thing, Going Infinite, The Premonition, and The Big Short. In this case, Lewis is the author of two of the eight chapters in this book and the editor of […]
Jimi and Me
I grew up in Seattle and was in high school when Jimi Hendrix was at his peak of popularity. It is interesting to me that now, over 50 years later, he is so well regarded. Many of his peers consider him to have been the best rock guitarist of all time. I attended two of […]
Washington State SharedWork Program
Last week my blog dealt with the likelihood of a Recession beginning during 2025 and what business owners can do to prepare. This week I’d like to present another tool that is available for times like this. This tool is the Washington State Employment Security Department’s SharedWork program. SharedWork is not new, the program was […]
The Coming Recession
At this point, it seems that a Recession starting in 2025 is almost inevitable. The media and pundits are almost unanimous in this forecast. Given my record of predicting five of the past two recessions, I’m hesitant to predict another, but I have to agree with everyone else. I’ve read one report that blamed the […]
GAAP Gone Wild!
Most readers of mine will know that GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The term is a bit of a misnomer as they aren’t necessarily “Generally Accepted” until the are prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of FASB. These rules, GAAP, are required for those companies that are being audited by American CPAs. […]
Book Review: Superagency
Reid Hoffman, the author, was a supporter of OpenAI when it began as a non-profit organization in 2015. Before that he was a founding board member of PayPal, a founder of LinkedIn, and has been on the board of Microsoft since 2017. He defines Superagency this way: Superagency is the state of widespread empowerment that […]
The Myth of the Great Boomer Business Transition
How many times have you read about the huge amount of wealth tied up in baby boomer-owned small businesses that will transition in the next few years? And by transition, I mean they will be sold or gifted in the next few years. I must have read such articles a hundred times and you may […]
15th Anniversary
Today (January 14, 2025) marks the 15th anniversary of starting my consulting practice. On January 14, 2010, I started with B2B CFO. In October 2015 I went on my own and that has made all the difference. Why am I still working? There are several reasons below. I Work For Myself Working for myself and […]
Book Review: Atomic Habits
What better book to review than James Clear’s Atomic Habits when we’re starting a new year and making resolutions we will almost certainly not keep? Maybe we can be more successful with the guidance of the author and his book. This book has almost become a standard in business literature, as it should be. It […]