Category: management

  • Building a Farmers Market: The Math, the Love, and the Part Nobody Puts on the Poster

    Building a Farmers Market: The Math, the Love, and the Part Nobody Puts on the Poster

    People see a room full of vendors, bags of fresh market finds, kids negotiating for cookies like tiny CEOs, and 300 to 350 neighbors cycling through the doors, and they assume the market is a tidy little money-maker. It is not. This is a post about the real math behind building a small-town market, why…

  • How We’re Building a Farmers Market in Pullman

    How We’re Building a Farmers Market in Pullman

    If you’ve ever thought, “How hard can it be to start a farmers market?”

  • Why people quit their jobs

    Why people quit their jobs

    Why Do People Quit Jobs Imagine that you’re looking at your company-issued smartphone and you notice an e-mail from LinkedIn. “These companies are looking for candidates like you!” You aren’t necessarily searching for jobs, but you’re always open to opportunities, so out of curiosity, you click on the link. A few minutes later your boss…

  • For Delegation to Work, Coaching is Necessary

    For Delegation to Work, Coaching is Necessary Delegation: Senior leaders want to believe that delegating a task is as easy as flipping a switch. Simply provide clear instructions and you are instantly relieved of responsibility, giving you more time in your schedule.                           That’s…

  • Management: Your late-night emails are hurting your team

    What’s your management approach when it comes to communications? This article can’t be shared enough. Credit to HBR. Around 11 p.m., you realize there’s a key step your team needs to take on a current project. So, you dash off an email to the team members while you’re thinking about it. No time like the present, right?…