For months now, many economists have been telling us a recession is on the way. Others argue, nah, all clear on the horizon. Maybe the Federal Reserve will be successful in pulling off a soft landing. Let's be clear, a soft landing is Fed speak for a 'mild recession'. But, all data being past tense, [...]

Friends and colleagues: I'm pleased to announce that after a 2 year break I'm getting back into the classroom at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM. As many of you know, I began teaching at Montana State University in 2013. What started out as a small, part-time adjunct position grew to a bigger [...]

Thank you to Carrie Hines, Executive Director of the Foundation for Manufacturing Excellence, for inviting me to speak at the Center Best Practice Conference 2022 this past week in Chicago. I presented the findings from my research on the consumer behavior of the client's buying-decision journey in the professional services. A wonderful group of people [...]

Hi Friends: I'm pleased to share that The Beacon Group was acquired today (Thursday, September 9, 2022) by Accenture. I'm so happy for my friend, Cliff Farrah - Founder and President of Beacon. I'm excited for the opportunities this will bring to Beacon's amazingly talented team. And, for the new skills and abilities that this [...]

Happy Friday, friends and colleagues: I was a guest on the BizQuick podcast recently with two amazing hosts, Julie and Corey - co-founders of SB Pace. SB Pace is a coaching and consulting firm that works exclusively with small businesses of 20 or fewer employees on strategy and growth. It was a lively and fun [...]

    Hi, friends and colleagues: I hope you are all well and seeing light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.  I hope that your businesses have been minimally impacted by the pandemic. Which is certainly not a guarantee given that a big swath of our economy has been decimated by COVID. I have [...]