Recently, I hired a company to do a specific job at my house. It seemed like an easy enough task. Come over, do the job, I pay you, everyone's happy. But that's not what happened. I spent most of my time just trying to get the company out to my house. Call after call asking, "Sooooo, now when are …
Leadership
Does My Bottom Line Look Fat?
When I was 15, I worked at Mountain Mike's Pizza in my hometown of Truckee, California. It was a great restaurant that was always rockin', and we were always slammed. The reason? We made a killer pizza! Everything that went into the pizza was fresh. Every day we grated cheese, cut vegetables, and …
How To Avoid Hiring A Dork
Lately I've noticed something on the side of the road - less-than-desirable people trying to get my business. And when I say “less-than-desirable,” I mean people whose appearance is such a distraction, that not only is it impossible to divert my attention to whatever it is they are advertising, I …