“The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.” Attempting to remember where I had first heard that, I did what you...

Greetings, Ax Readers! I didn't forget you during September, though I skipped the 2 Blogs I was supposed to write. I have my reasons,...

Greetings, Ax Readers! I didn't forget you during September, though I did miss the 2 Blogs I was supposed to write. I have my reasons,...

At one of the first presentations I attended here in Japan, now more than 25 years ago, the presenter began like this: "Most Japanese...

I remember one of the first business presentations I attended here in Japan, now more than 25 years ago. The presenter, an American...

My step-father Irv used to take my mom, younger brother Jim, and me camping once or twice a year. These weren't my favorite trips. I...

My step-father used to take us (Mom, brother Jim, and me) camping once or twice a year, sometimes more. These weren't my favorite trips. ...

What comes to mind when you see the word "reconsider"? Reframe? Re-examine? Take another look at? All of these work for me, and they...

Of all the many legal and business concepts to come your way, "consideration" deserves more than just a moment considering, and even...

In this new series, I again present the blog article written last week, in order to 1) show the curious how re-writing a post can improve...

In both editions of Get a G.R.I.P., chapter 18, "Questions?" remains one of my favorites, and not just because the song that goes along...

A word to Readers of "Re-orient (Re-write)!" This is a second version of the blog "Re-orient!" I am doing this for a few reasons, the...

Every now and then a good "re-orientation" is in order. After an April filled with interesting exchanges and client issues, I want to...

Very often, I've found the best way to solve a computer issue is to do something you do, too: Hit the "restart" button. Amazing what...

(If you have yet to read Part 1, I recommend you do before part 2. And...apologies as the first link may have been broken. We're working...

Let me take you back to May, 1984. I was less than a month from graduating from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in the Political...

Nearly twenty years ago, David Maister wrote a goldmine of a guidebook in The Trusted Advisor. I still recommend it to anyone in...

Andrew's Ax readers know that one-word titles like this one are usually followed by an exclamation point or a question mark. But today...

As we close out the the first month of 2019, I'm going to share the New Year's Resolutions I wrote for myself to kick off the year. But...

Toward the end of last year, I shared the first two "3-E skills for the future": Empathize and Entertain. If you haven't yet, you can...