Author Archives: Don Dalrymple

In partnering and coaching with business owners, the number one conversation we have is around getting the right employees with the right fit. It’s hard and noone bats 100%. People are wildcards. However, with a system for recruiting, hiring and onboarding, you can minimize the chances of a bad hire. I have been refining aContinue reading “Hiring Smartly and Systematically”

I was reading an email from a friend about one solution to the tyranny vs. freedom agendas at play in our society. The solution is to create our own institutions to escape propaganda and dummying down our kids. I gave some tips previously about how I am participating to help my own village. I likeContinue reading “Build Your Own Institution”

On the theme of launching, I think one of the inverted conversations I find myself in is helping friends and young people value relationships more than money. Business is people. People do business with you because: They like you They know what you do That’s it. Furthermore, you become valuable in the eyes of othersContinue reading “People LTV”

I have been in lots of conversations with my adult children, with Sonya and my friends and their adult children about launching. One thing I find is that our kids get a lot of bad and outdated advice. They have well meaning, but ignorant people telling them to stay on the rails, fit in, beContinue reading “Launching in the Modern Economy”

I often wonder when we meet people how many opportunities go undiscovered. Could there have been conversations that happened which did not? Would a few key questions open up worlds of discovery about a person and what they have done or are doing? I like learning about people and what gets them excited. I likeContinue reading “Are You Curious?”

A quick Monday tip when you want to create new opportunities. This has been a business approach and philosophy I have employed for over 25+ years and I feel like my life and business have been rewarding because I focus on helping people specifically, often and with impact. Here’s a simple daily habit and process:Continue reading “Creating New Opportunities”

The customer is not always right. That would assume that all people are rational. And, from mere observation, you can see how irrational the world is. The customer is right a lot, but here’s one scenario as a business person that should be handled with truth more than nostalgic rhetoric: When you have results andContinue reading “On Retaining Clients”

When you remove the complexity, even the slightest effort can move what matters forward. – Greg McKeown When we are enterprising and building a business, there’s a lot of work in process that can clutter the field. Operations, processes and tools can be laying everywhere. Soon, before we know it, we have complexity that impedesContinue reading “Remove Complexity”

Here’s a tip on starting new ventures – prove the concept and partner with talented founders that have this special skill. Proving your concept has a few steps I think are, like many things, process-oriented and here are my steps: Pictures – Get clear on the idea and outline what the concept for bring valueContinue reading “Founders and Proof of Concept”