When you read that subject line, you knew the decision I was talking about. It might be to fire someone, or to hire someone, to start doing something that scares you or to stop doing something that bores you. Whatever it is, make that decision today. You can’t afford to carry around that kind of…
”Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever.” ~Amy Poehler For the last week, we’ve been talking about risk. We talked about how difficult it will be to make a plan for the rest of 2020, about how we…
We talked previously about the massive uncertainties that we’re facing in 2020 — unprecedented unemployment globally, a genuine public health threat, a presidential election year, and social change that we haven’t seen in a generation. My recommendation was to narrow your focus, to pick one thing that you could do consistently and focus on doing…
We are in a world with massive uncertainty, and yet we need to run our business. How do we create a plan for the rest of 2020? The first thing I know is that it’s not going to be a plan like you made in January. We can’t just take last year, add 15%, target…
The world turned upside down in the last three months. I have one friend who says it’s like, we’re living in 1918, 1929 and 1968. But all in two months! It’s a crazy time. It’s almost impossible for me to predict the future. Will we have more COVID cases and shut everything down again? Will…
I was listening to David Baker and Blair Enns talking on the 2Bobs podcast about the “common traits of success” that they see in firms that they’ve worked with. These are guys who have worked with thousands of creative firms between them, and they are boiling it down to the few indicators that tell them…
George Floyd’s death was just nine days ago. Since then, our country has been in turmoil. We’re trying to understand why it happened, and why it keeps happening—and then trying to appreciate the reactions of the protesters, and deal with the reactions of the politicians, and the police. I wish I could just turn it…
As if living through a global pandemic wasn’t enough — you’re a business owner, so you have to become an expert on SBA loan guidelines and now learn all about CDC recommendations too? We’re here to help you out. Here’s the CDC’s workplace decision tree and our advice about what to think about when reopening……
Note: It might seem weird talking about reopening offices in the middle of the protests and increased public awareness of racist violence. Honestly, it was a little weird to write it under these circumstances. That said, folks are working on reopening offices and have questions about what to do, and so I wanted to get…
My bookkeeper, who’s from New Orleans, reached out to check in with me yesterday. “Y’all OK in Chicago?” Yes, it was an intense weekend in Chicago, intense and surreal. First, there was the grief over yet another unjustified police killing. Then, there were the protests. At first, they were energizing — let’s do something. Then…