Do You Have a “Splitting “Headache?

Do You Have a “Splitting “Headache?

Jul 6, 2017

An accountant walks into a bar . . . No, it’s not the beginning of a corny joke. It describes a visit I once made to a client. Her books were in shambles. She was bouncing checks right and left. She never had as much money in the bank as she thought she should. And...
Do You Have Your Company’s “Number”?

Do You Have Your Company’s “Number”?

May 4, 2017

Every business has a number. Now I’m the numbers guy, so of course I’d say something like that. I’ve even written before about key performance indicators (KPIs) and how crucial they are to managing any business. I’ve discussed the ways in which numbers help our...
Start Loving Your Budget Process

Start Loving Your Budget Process

Nov 30, 2016

Call me a nerdy numbers guy, but at NPS this isn’t the holiday season, it’s the budgeting season. Did your eyes glaze over at “budgeting”? Did your brain immediately go to “I can’t be fenced in by some bean counter, telling me how many pencils we get to buy next...
Musings from the numbers guy – WIP It Good!

Musings from the numbers guy – WIP It Good!

Oct 31, 2016

“It’s a work in process,” I said, as my wife stared at the partially installed and therefore fully ineffective replacement shower door. Where she saw an incomplete Honey Do project, I saw progress—small though it may be. I’ve run into similar situations when looking...