I had a banker comment this week on my earlier posted opinion that it is important to know all the requirements before starting on a...

As Tiger comes back from his surgery and the recovery related delay to play the US Open this week there is much talk of whether he's...

I started a new golf challenge on the weekend - introducing the game to my seven year-old grandson. We soon agreed that hitting balls at...

Asking for more information is often just another way of postponing the inevitable "no". I've learned this is often the way potential...

I recently participated in a breakfast seminar with some associates, clients and friends where the guest speaker was Dr. Oomen from the...

Business consultants and executive coaches often use the line "even Tiger Woods needs to consult with a coach to improve his game"....

The value of a good company name struck me en route to spring skiing on Sunday. Flying by on the freeway I suddenly noticed two...

I had the pleasure recently of visiting the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. Aside from watching Mike Weir practicing huge flop shots...

Sometimes we get so preoccupied with marketing and sales activities and all the associated details that we forget the original strategic...

When I was coaching my son years ago, primarily in hockey, I would remind him of our mantra "PDT" - power, determination and technique....

Super Bowl ads are always part of the attraction for the 95 million viewers from around the world. For advertisers it was a $2.7 million...

We've already observed that Tiger Woods seems to keep improving. To the dismay of his competitors. Last week he was dissatisfied with...

I was at a seminar recently which for some reason digressed into demonstrating how we can be so focused on a particular task that we fail...

We have the tendency to start a New Year, or even each new month in business, by resetting the numbers back to zero and starting again...

The start of a new year is a good time to look back and plan ahead. (Sounds dangerous. May explain the pain in my neck.) However,...

In recent mandates with several different clients, we have gone through the exercise of valuing their business. A few important...

I recently gave a course at Concordia University on Entrepreneurship and a dozen enthusiastic young entrepreneurs passed with excellent...

So the course is over and a dozen enthusiastic young entrepreneurs passed with excellent marks. Will they all succeed as entrepreneurs?...