A few weekends ago, I went to Home Depot to get some plants for my bathroom. Live plants. That's a big deal for me because usually plants and I don't get along well together. I went right for the plants that displayed the tag, "Minimal...

Can anyone out there tell me what this product is?     ABC’s GADGET is an agentless monitoring solution designed to ensure the availability and performance of distributed Web and VoIP IT infrastructures. This...

For those who couldn't attend our annual meeting this week, it was an amazing evening at Tyson's Habatat Gallery. We had more multi-million dollar businesses in the room than we've ever had before, so now is a great time to be a member or a...

If you have employees, then you know the real business costs of attrition and low moral. Keeping employees engaged and productive is one of the keys to success. This task often falls to mid-managers who have no formal training in this aspect of...

It’s not what you know, but who you know that matters in business—I’ve come across that statement several times in the last few weeks (in an interviews, on blogs, in magazines), and I believe it’s true. What is also true is that as...

Like many of you, each morning when I wake I turn on the coffeemaker (nothing happens without caffeine) and radio to listen and the traffic reports and business news.  To my fellow business owner, does it seem that most mornings, the travel...

In today's society, especially in the DC area, being frenzied and overbooked is almost a badge of honor. But it comes at a price that we often don't realize until much later. Running at full tilt all the time rarely produces sound strategic...

I was talking to a client the other day, a woman who owns a boutique consulting firm, and she was telling me about a difficult situation with one of her employees. Despite counseling, the employee hasn't fixed some problem behaviors, and isn't...

Have you stopped and thought about your network of business friends and contacts lately? I mean really thought about how they are helping you learn, grow and find new business? I had the opportunity to stop and think deeply the other day about...

How much of your marketing and sales strategy relies on getting client testimonials and referrals? Does the thought of asking a happy customer to refer a friend make you uncomfortable? It shouldn’t. Let me share you a story of why it’s worth...