Effective Communication In A Virtual Team One of my clients is 100% virtual, meaning there is no office, there is no place to go to every morning, no water cooler to gossip at, and no one to brainstorm with. 100% virtual also means you can work when you want as long as you meet your…
Category Archives: Business
Two in the Top Ten!
I work with 2 breweries (Notch Brewery in Salem and Castle Island Brewery in Norwood). Both are rated in the top 10 (out of 100) local breweries. Both well deserved and I am proud to be part of both of their teams. https://www.boston.com/culture/beer/2017/04/07/these-are-the-top-rated-breweries-in-massachusetts
State of Beer
Beer Geeks, Beer Lovers and Beer Drinkers, First – Thank you for taking a minute or two to complete this 11 question survey. Any information collected here will only be used for this project and will not be used to sell you stuff, market you stuff, send you stuff, or any other stuff. If you…
Big Week for Tremont Clients
It’s not a bad week when three of your clients get major media recognition for all their efforts and for their amazing businesses, brands and teams. I am very proud to be a small part of each of them. Notch Brewing Chris Lohring, founder at Notch Brewing, is building what is going to be one of…
What makes good data policy?
The Bain 400 I recently read a white paper from Bain & Company titled “The value of Big Data: How analytics differentiates winners”. The paper explained the results of a survey Bain did with 400 companies from around the world, most with revenues of more than $1 billion. The paper explored their data, data policy and analytics…
2016 Red Sox Opening Day
Today the Red Sox embark on their 104th season at Fenway Park. After two disappointing seasons the Sox hope to get off to a strong start at home. To that point the Red Sox have elected to hold back star pitcher David Price to start today’s game instead of pitching him on his usual rest…
Final Four
Make Your Picks Whose going? Since we had so much success picking Oscars winners, figured we’d do the same for the Final Four. Make your selections below and I will post the results later this week.
Negotiate Value
Daily Negotiations How often do you negotiate? I bet it is more often than you think. Negotiating happens every day and in every facet of life. Most people associate negotiating with price. How much can I get the other party to come down on price (or how much can I get the other party to pay)?…
Opportunity Cost of Your Time
How much is your time worth? $10 per hour? $50? $500? For a business owner, this is a critical figure to know. When you know what your time is worth you are able to calculate how much time-consuming activities cost you in terms of dollars and cents. Here are two ways to calculate: Replacement Cost How…
Oscars Results
Who Won? Thanks to everyone who submitted a vote! Here are the results.