Business Mentors

Health-Care Capitation: What Goes Around, Comes Around

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”  — Anonymous Back in 1996, when I was young and optimistic, I wrote a column about the evils and “benefits” of health-care “capitation” in a “managed-care” mod Read More

Personality Testing: the Swiss Army Knife of Talent Utilization

“Having the most talented people in each of our businesses is the most important thing. If we don’t, we lose.” —Jack Welch, former CEO of GE “I am convinced that nothing we do is more important tha Read More

Preparation is vital to keep a family business flourishing

What can help a family-owned business avoid fulfilling the proverb of “Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves in three generations,” and instead keep growing into the fourth and fifth generations of the busines Read More

“Is anybody there? Does anybody care?”

Come with me on a short trip. We’ll travel from a North Syracuse repair shop to a tent in the Revolutionary War, and then to a Connecticut hotel. Donna Curtin from Syracuse sends a simple plea to me. Read More

Time for a Clean Sweep

Here is a perfect solution to that nagging thought that you should really get your financial house in order “this” year. Start with a list. Does it seem like a daunting task? Here’s some help. Conside Read More