The hangovers

November 28, 2018

In the beginning of things, when there’s no customers or money or staff or very much of anything, we turn our hand to everything. Even in new departments in large companies,... READ MORE

A dog deal

November 18, 2018

In a negotiation, there’s always a little bit of give and take. The process takes you from opening positions to final positions, for better for worse. Unless it’s a relatively non-critical... READ MORE

Two ways

October 12, 2018

There’s nothing about a difficult decision that makes it easy. Hmm. Maybe it’s difficult because it’s a close judgement call and the consequences are large. Maybe it’s because objectively the answer is... READ MORE

Wasted time

October 4, 2018

The longer you hold off on making the decision, the longer you’re committed to the status quo.  And that’s not too bad, is it? The existing state of affairs didn’t get... READ MORE

Inoculate the plan

September 25, 2018

The plan is set. After all the conversations and deliberations and prevarications you have a nearly-nearly decision. Everyone is getting on board and, despite the early nay-saying, confidence in the do-ability... READ MORE