Commentary by CJ McClanahan Easily my favorite passage in recent memory came from Patrick Lencioni’s “The Advantage.” “Many leaders fail to over communicate because they get bored saying the same thing over and over again. This is understandable. Intelligent people want to be challenged with new messages and new problems to solve, and they get tired of revisiting the same topics. But [...]
By CJ McClanahan If you watch just a little television, it’s likely that you’ve seen an AT&T advertising campaign featuring an actor, Beck Bennett, interviewing a table full of young children. In the latest spot, Beck starts off by asking the kids, “What’s better, doing two things at once or just one?” “Two!” the table shouts back. He then proceeds [...]
How necessary is umbrella coverage? Question from Lindsey J. from Fishers: My insurance agent is always trying to sell me an umbrella policy. Is this something I should consider adding? It just seems like an extra cost. Response from Jamie Ianigro: It sounds like you have a good agent. I always encourage my clients to at least consider adding the extra layer [...]
By CJ McClanahan Imagine for a minute that you have a daughter who is selling Girl Scout cookies, and she is obsessed (or maybe it’s you who’s obsessed, but that’s another column) with outselling everyone else in her pack/troop/den/whatever it’s called. You have decided to spend four hours next weekend helping your daughter sell cookies. As you consider all the [...]
By David Cain As the votes were read aloud and counted, one by one, it became clear who would win. Nearing the end of the voting, the losing contestant said with some tone, “I going to be vice!” I didn’t really hear what she said, so I asked her to repeat it, “I said, I’m going to be vice!” I [...]
By Dan Domsic In a room full of entrepreneurs of various ages, Matt Hunckler, 26, spoke as part of the Reach Leadership Series sponsored by reachmore, a business coaching franchise. Hunckler is the founder of Verge, a group for entrepreneurs and tech specialists, and was set to deliver a speech on building a personal brand online. But then he didn’t. [...]
By CJ McClanahan As much as I enjoyed an uptick in the temperatures last week, the warm weather also brought something I dislike a great deal – water in my basement. This past Saturday at 10:30 p.m., during a downpour, we discovered a ton of water in our basement. In addition, because our sump pump had stopped working, the water [...]
By Jim Litten The 2012 housing market ended on a positive note in Central Indiana. With 1,490 pended sales in December in Central Indiana, overall 2012 year-to-date home sales are up 17.3 percent compared to the same time in 2011, according to statistics compiled by F.C. Tucker Co. On a monthly basis, December 2012 pended home sales rose 12.2 [...]
Question from Samuel B. from Carmel: I saw a minor fender-bender yesterday in a roundabout on my way to work, and I realized I have no idea what I’m supposed to do if I have to file an auto claim. What should I know? Response from Jamie Ianigro: Being in an automobile accident, no matter how minor, is a scary [...]
Have you ever dealt with a routine challenge and thought to yourself, “Didn’t I deal with this exact problem last week?” Of course you have. In fact, after you have been in business for a few years, chances are good that you get into a fairly predictable routine each week. Unfortunately, even though you see similar challenges week after week, [...]
