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OREGON HISTORICAL BUSINESS

November 3, 2023 by

The Oregon Historical Society holds a special place in my heart. I took a temporary job there as a museum guard, a six month assignment to watch over an exhibit called Soft Gold. Six months turned into twenty-odd years before I signed off. It was a dream job from guard, to exhibit worker, to curatorial […]

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS? OK BOOMER

December 5, 2022 by

What’s the first rule of ‘unfinished business?’ Set a goal. Once you reach the goal, you’re finished. Done. Stand back. Then learn to accept your work, for better or worse, etc.

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GIVING ORDERS? LEARN TO TAKE ORDERS FIRST

November 19, 2022 by

If you’re giving orders, congratulations Kingpin. But it works better if you know how to take orders first. Taking orders is a lifestyle, giving them is a privilege. So, where’s the disconnect?

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BUSINESS PRACTICE? BE YOUR BEST, OR ELSE

August 20, 2022 by

Best Business Practice? Who doesn’t do that? From showing up on time, to clear messaging, being your best in business means making a long list. At the top of the list at #1: Be Accountable. This is a big deal.

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LEADERSHIP TRAINING WITH HOSPITALITY KING TRUMP

March 3, 2022 by

Leadership training comes in two flavors: you’re born with it, or you learn it. Those choices exclude too many, though. Some rise to leadership based on circumstances. Where someone would ordinarily lay back, the situation calls for them, for someone, to lean forward. Did Trump, the Hospitality King, receive leadership training, or was he born […]

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NAMING RIGHTS FOR A BLOG THE SAME AS NFL AND NBA VENUES?

October 20, 2021 by

Naming Rights in the NFL and NBA are multimillion dollar propositions. Hundreds of millions of dollars extend it over a time frame of decades. Sounds like Big Business? It is. From auto makers like Mercedes Benz to banks to insurance groups and telecoms, stadiums and areas collect big money so their names show up on […]

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QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT, BUT . . .

July 4, 2020 by

Quitters carry a label that’s hard to peal off, steam off, or scratch off. Once someone gets used to quitting important things, they can quit anything. The best of them develop a skill set where they try to convince themselves they didn’t really quit anything. The reasoning? They were surrounded by real quitters so no […]

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Dropping The Vote, Nov. 6, 2018

November 6, 2018 by

  Oregon voting works like a Starbucks, or McDonald’s, or Taco Bell drive through. We’ve all got the drive through part figured out, but what’s the order of the day? Vote. I dropped the vote off at a box near the Tigard police station. What could go wrong? My business isn’t telling others what to […]

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Coaching For Best Business Practice Bottom Line

September 12, 2018 by

    I’ve heard a Russian saying about production workers: “We pretend to work, they pretend to pay us.”   It probably sounds funny in Russian. In America workers who pretend to work usually find other jobs.   Small business owners know their bottom line better than anyone. Whether they know a trade or mastered […]

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DR MOLE MOVES FROM HILLSDALE BUT STAYS ON CAPITOL HWY

May 21, 2018 by

  One of the best parts of being married long term is sharing the other person’s ups and downs. Over time you get to see how they make their way in the world, to see the face they present to each new challenge.   My wife, Elaine, aka Dr Mole of drmolepdx.com online, arrived at […]

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