Spouses Working Together
This morning I found an email from a client who asked this painful question about working together as spouses: We are happy at work together, inspired, having fun, working to help people in a real way. But…there are things to be done at the clinic, big and small things, and from my perspective done well […]
Help! I'm lazy!
A client I heard from recently was complaining about how he wasn’t getting critical money-related tasks done in his business: “My problem is that I’m lazy–I just can’t seem to stay focused or get started on doing the important things.” It’s no wonder he thought this–all the messages coming at us from popular culture tell […]
Escape from Cubicle Nation by my friend Pam Slim
I connected with Pam Slim first through Havi Brooks, and then through getting to know her on Twitter. And, we seemed to hit it off, and so she was kind enough to include me on a list of people to receive a copy of her book to review, Escape from Cubicle Nation–From Corporate Prisoner to […]
Stepping Back From the Urgency Ledge
On the verge of facing another day of urgent deadlines and unending tasks, I came across a newspaper article reporting that David Kellerman, Freddie Mac’s recently promoted CFO, was found dead in his basement. He apparently hung himself. A colleague of his was quoted as saying, “‘He was just a nice guy. . . . […]
What Is It About "Help"?
I was just reading my friend and neighbor Havi’s blog (who, by the way, is top-shelf reading) about some things she’s grateful for, and she started off the list talking about hiring and receiving help. I won’t make this complicated. I won’t make this drawn-out, or too processed. I’ll just lay it out for your […]
Taking Advantage of Different Work Styles
Throughout 2008, we had an interesting, uh, adventure in hiring, before we found our infrastructure queen, Kate Williams. Kate is blogging the Insider View, as previously self-employed and now working with us. I expect that she’s going to embarrass the crumb out of me. The intention, however, is to be as transparent in our business […]
Remember to Include Time Into the Equation
I’d only worked within Heart of Business for three months when I helped with last October’s Path to Profitability Retreat. Learning how to prepare for the retreat happened in a chaotic, crash-course sort of way, by necessity. I stayed in my own room in a separate building from Mark and Holly. Not once did we […]
The Most Wearing Two Weeks Imaginable
About two weeks ago, my wife Holly and I planned our first date, with friends watching our boys, since November 11, 2008- which is when our aforementioned adopted twin sons were born. If you’re a parent, especially a parent of twins, or know someone, you know why five months had gone by without a date. […]
Back Where We Belong
We’ve arrived at home, at last, in Portland. (Curious about the journey? Start here. Then read here.) Luggage on the floor of my office, baby clothes, bottles, toys, diapers strewn everywhere. Just enough time to sleep a very tiny bit, get a little bit grounded, and then teach a class yesterday. Today I’m teaching again, […]
Good Employees Are Independent, and Good Employers Still Show Up
Throughout 2008 we had an interesting, uh, adventure in hiring, before we found our infrastructure queen, Kate Williams. Kate is blogging the Insider View, as previously self-employed, and now working with us. I expect that she’s going to embarrass the crumb out of me. The intention, however, is to be as transparent in our business […]