This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Andy is the brains behind our back office. He handles our billing and interfaces with our tax and legal consultants. He puts together end of month reports that are unbelievably awesome. The ability to present the right information at the right time is definitely one of Andy’s superpowers. Also, and it’s no surprise: he enjoys it. Andy has a… [continue]
Yield Not to the BLOT Monster
If we’re not careful in business, we’ll submit to the “Bottom Line-Only Thinking” (BLOT) monster. Maybe this is how Scrooge got that way (maybe not – I don’t remember his backstory or Dickens’ implication for his beginnings). The BLOT monster is dark and dangerous, and its victims become contagious converts! BLOT Monster? BLOT monsters often reveal themselves this time of year – fiscal year-end to many businesses, coincidentally placed so delicately near Christmas. Have you seen one? Here’s how it happens: we… [continue]
Hour of Code 2015!
Great Ideas, (Finally) Backed By Action Take a moment and try to remember a time when you said, “That is a great idea!” but it took you a long while to finally get on board with it. Come on, take a moment now… Maybe it was parking your car in the garage. Or finally getting a house with a garage. Or finally getting the junk out of your garage so you could park your car in it. At least for… [continue]