Lean Living: Lakes and Rocks

Toyota uses the metaphor the Lake and the Rocks to refer to problems. The lake is the work in process, or inventory, or maybe partially completed tax returns and the rocks are the problems that slow the process. Anyone that has boated knows how rocks can slow your...

Cost of Vacation

How much does it cost to give employees vacation? Employers need to look at both Costs and Benefits. Costs are usually easy; benefits are often softer – like morale, turnover, and image. Depending on the job the person does, the cost is not only what you pay the...

Budget Paralysis

“I can’t do a budget because I don’t have the Cash Flow!” is the lament I hear regularly when I try to help business owners develop a budget to achieve their business goals. Believe me you can do it, as one purpose of a budget is to benchmark...