The history of computers As I know it This book review in The Economist (September 7th, 2023) reminded me of my own short story,...

Getting political It’s unavoidable It has always been important to be aware of the values and beliefs of the people we’re doing business...

Reduce the risk Take more shots It’s pretty much generally accepted wisdom that the top scorers in any sport – Michael Jordan, Wayne...

Artificial Intelligence? It’s not that smart All the business buzz these days is about AI – Artificial Intelligence. It seems everybody’s...

Learn from the criminals? Be careful with that idea My grandson, studying business and finance at UBC, gave me two books to read, Gang...

Manage like a pro In golf and business There are no easy rules or simple paths to follow. Just do whatever it takes to win However, there...

Hire a consultant? Hell no! You can do it yourself. A favourite old joke among consultants is that clients always ask, "What do you...

Two Questions Who? And why? If you’re here, I’m assuming it’s either because you’re curious and just clicked on this link, or you’re a...

Business is like Golf In Six Simple Words My advice to entrepreneurs, based on thirty years of experience and explained in four published...

Sharing the same principles for success As Your Uncle Ralph, writing for entrepreneurs at LearningEntrepreneurship.com, I have often used...

Remember PDT A motivating mantra for success As a parent and coach I’ve often repeated the mantra of PDT – Power, Determination, and...

Have a purpose And a plan “Follow your dreams, pursue your passion!”  That’s the usual useless cliché offered by successful superstars as...

Hard-ass Management Doesn’t work anymore “The players wanted a change. His style wasn’t working anymore.” Those were the parting words...

Biggest Entrepreneur Mistake #5 Marketing is NOT Everything (An extract from DON’T DO IT THE HARD WAY – Avoid the Seven Biggest Mistakes...

Biggest Entrepreneur Mistake #4 Neglecting Key Relationships (An extract from DON’T DO IT THE HARD WAY – Avoid the Seven Biggest Mistakes...

Biggest Entrepreneur Mistake #3 Focused on Profit Being focused on profit doesn’t seem like a mistake. After all, isn’t that the whole...

Keep it simple Focus on the fundamentals. Canadian tennis hero, Felix Auger-Aliassime, at the Australian Open this week came back from...

So far, so good? Or too soon to tell. We’re only into the second week of 2023, so it’s too soon to tell if we’re making progress on our...

Find a new comfort zone After two years of living with pandemic restrictions and one year of navigating through an apocalyptic world of...

Help them, help you Since my first consulting project over thirty years ago, I have learned a lot about how to successfully manage...