The tsunami of business ownership transitions has been addressed in a previous posts but there is a two edged sword here for any Business 2 Business service operation. The two edged sword is that for some businesses the consolidation and acquisition of these businesses via the retirement of a baby boomer will increase your book of business. That should be … Read More
Can’t Take it with You!
You Can’t Take It With You! No . . . I Mean Your Business! The word is out that in the next ten years 50% of U.S. business will transition ownership. Why? Because Baby Boomers are getting ready to cash out! Some will pass on to the kids, grandkids or key employees. But most will be looking for a cash buyer. Here’s … Read More
“Check Your Drawers” Read Rick Arquilla’s Review
Rick Arquilla COO and President of Roto Rooter was my former boss and now that he has made it to the big time has taken the time out to review my book. Rick is over the operations and growth of the brand to over 7 countries and 600 plus locations. Many people know Rick for his being on one of the … Read More
New Review “Check Your Drawers”
We just got a new review in today from one of my old bosses. Russ Umphenour who started out as an Arby’s manager and went on to own over 770 Arbys. Simultaneously he also owned Lee’s Famous Chicken and Mrs. Winners Chicken. After selling his company RTM Restaurant Group he went on to be Chief Executive Officer of Focus Brands … Read More
Do the “Opie”
When I was in my early 20s I had a Sunday school teacher named Larry Woolard that owned a lumberyard at the time but later became a state senator and very well-known man in our parts. He gave me a lecture one day about how important it was sometimes to let people think that you don’t know as much as you … Read More
Keep Score, Is There Really A Problem
In my very early days of management I was a young assistant manager for a chain of Arby’s restaurants. I worked for Russ Umphenour, Russ started the company called RTM, which stood for results through motivation. We were taught as part of our training to carry three different 3 x 5 cards in our pocket. One for our boss, one for our … Read More
Watch What A Leader Looks Like in Action?
Watch Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680NlRI3v2I This is how a leader should appear to his or her subordinates, follow the example of Shakespeare’s character in the true life story of Henry V. Watch the video and see the eloquence, boldness, and assurance that he gives to his army of 10,000 as they face 50,000 Frenchmen. The soldiers are discouraged and wishing they had … Read More
Some days the bear gets You, Especially if your back azimuth is 360 Degrees!
I was watching one of my favorite old movies the other day “The Edge” with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin wherein they spent most of the movie trying to stay alive in the wilds of Alaska and avoid a hungry Grizzly bear. It reminded me that I should use it as an example to re-enforce the principle of the … Read More
Robert Eaton’s NEW BOOK ‘CHECK YOUR DRAWERS’ teaches readers what your boss wishes you knew
05/16/2014 | Huntsville, Al. | Visit www.checkyourdrawers.com/media-kit/ for contact details, photos, and an author bio. A collection of 76 lessons demonstrating the Aha! Moments of becoming a thinking analytical manager and not a ”showing up boss.” Have you ever heard someone say “Get Your Head in the Game?” well that is essentially the message of “Check Your Drawers”. Robert Eaton … Read More
Are you hiring the Body or the Brain, your interview questions reveal the truth.
This is about the interviewing process and the lack of problem solving questions. Tending to hire the Essence of the employee (commonly known as a Warm Body) and not the being (the curious, questioning, challenging thinker)? Currently it appears that Employee Engagement dominates in the interview process. However all experienced H.R. managers know that in the end he or … Read More