PPP – We Must Act NOW!

PPP – We Must Act NOW!

For weeks we have held it together as a nation because we knew that “we were all in this together.” This is now no longer true with the unjust way the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was administered. By allocating not nearly enough funding, and giving it on a first-come, first-serve basis rather than a pro-rata basis, the government has systematically created a divisive program whereby taxpayer dollars will fund only some businesses while others will have to shut down. Those

Continue Reading

COVID-19: Braving the Storm

COVID-19: Braving the Storm

May 22, 2020 – Last 10 years of economic prosperity allowed for even weak businesses and leaders to thrive. Next twelve months are a totally different animal… May 20, 2020 – Lesson learned – there is strength in loyalty, not numbers… May 19, 2020 – Waiting to emerge and unleash … May 17, 2020 – Don’t let fatigue seduce you into thinking it’s ok to give up … May 14, 2020 – We did not stay home because the government

Continue Reading

COVID-19: We Must Persevere and Move Forward

COVID-19: We Must Persevere and Move Forward

“Be Prepared” – That is the Scout motto that was drilled into my head as young boy coming up through the Scouting ranks. This notion – and my OCD – led me into the Marine Corps, where constant preparedness is the culture: Marines are either preparing for war or at war. Those tenets have spilled over to my entire career, most recently in the form of a seminar I gave last month called “The Art of War in Business.” And yet, notwithstanding a lifetime

Continue Reading

Negotiating from a Distance

Negotiating from a Distance

Clammy handshakes, a scratched mahogany table with papers strewn about, laptops fighting for space with half empty cups of coffee, and that awful fluorescent lighting above – sounds pretty great right about now, doesn’t it? In this unprecedented time of social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, negotiations are still happening every day (and they must, for our economy to recover) – they just look different. Critical tools in the negotiator’s toolbox involving nonverbal cues, such as body language and

Continue Reading