The concept of being responsible for our actions seems to be one that is out of a lot of people’s grasp these days, whether in the business world or in our personal lives. It is amazing how hard it is for anyone to admit that something was their fault and do what they can to [...]
I typically don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I think that people throw some huge commitment out there that most of the time they can’t stick with anyway, but try like heck for a few days, until they fail and say “oh well”. This sounds very pesimistic, however I believe that we should all try to [...]
Often times I find myself telling prospective clients that we provide a value added service and today I had someone ask me what that means. He said that he has often heard it, but really did not know. This question made me take a moment and pause to reflect on what value DeBlauw Purchasing adds [...]
Edward de Bono: The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
Jack Welch: Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
Jay Abraham: You are surrounded by simple, obvious solutions that can dramatically increase your income, [...]
A restaurant owner that I know has given me some inspiration recently. He bartends at the restaurant midweek, and when asked “How are you Kevin?” His response? “Living the dream!” At first I thought it was a sarcastic answer, but the more I got to see him and his demeanor, I realized that there was [...]
