The February issue of the Oklahoman Lifestyle Magazine was devoted to “Food on the Move” by writer Dave Cathey and others. We all remember when it seemed like every corner had a food truck – from 2008-2015. Yet recently you may have noticed tha

The decline in Business Plans

Jan 27th, 2020 20m 37s

Having taught a course on starting a business for 12 years, one of the greatest changes has been the decline in business plans. Why are people afraid of them? Why have they fallen out of favor?The business plan itself became a goal - like wr

Developing Leaders

Jan 6th, 2020 19m 10s

There are hundreds, even thousands of books on Leadership. The US Marine Corp devotes countless hours to developing leadership. Everyone acknowledges the importance…yet, it continues to befuddle. If there is a system you like and has worked – u

2019 Year-end Review

Dec 2nd, 2019 23m 36s

As we end a year of turmoil in the economy - both bad and good - we might look back and review some of the accepted wisdom about business. The Economist Magazine's Schumpeter column back in December 2016 listed four basic themes or theories abo

Weekly Staff Meetings: Love, Hate - Improve!

Nov 8th, 2019 20m 56s

Most of us have participated in some sort of weekly staff meeting. How many people look forward to it? (Why do they persist?) (How to make more effective?) Reference to the Japanese business custom of “Chorai” – staff meeting. #entrepreneur #ma

A Contrarian's view of "Generation" theories..."Why millenials aren't the end of the (work) world"

Oct 7th, 2019 23m 42s

Setting aside the sociological problems of grouping people into 20-year generations - business managers may be overthinking the effect of Millenials in the workforce. Most of the changes are due to 1. being young2. technological changes3. we

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