Better Than Nothing

The 2018 Jobs Reports have been great and overall that’s wonderful news for our economy.  Unemployment is at a 50+ year low!  Of course, for business owners, this is a good news/bad news story.  The good news is there are many employed people available to buy our goods and services.  The bad news is finding…

Dog Training and leading people

Mark Twain once said, “The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.” For hundreds of years, people have compared their fellow human beings to man’s best friend. We just adopted a terrific Miniature Australian Labradoodle named “Harken” from the Labradoodle Corral in Hartford, Wisconsin. http://www.thelabradoodlecorral.com As the Corral’s owner, Jeff Nienhaus,…

A world-class corporate culture

I was honored and fortunate to participate in Harken Inc.’s 50th anniversary celebration – first in Pewaukee, and then on to Italy. Harken enthusiasts traveled from virtually every continent, at their own expense, to help the company mark this golden anniversary with events both fascinating and fantastic. Founders Olaf and Peter Harken are true rock…