We are at the midpoint of the year 2020, and what a dizzying six months it has been. The end of every business quarter always seems like a logical time to take a breath and evaluate. Halfway through a year, like now, seems an even more important checkpoint. Yes, the year is half-gone, but there […]
Tough Conversations About Business Recovery
We are in a recession and we need to have some tough conversations about business recovery. Economists are saying it is the most significant recession since World War II, and this recession is different from anything the US has experienced before. Unlike previous downturns, this recession was not brought on by monetary policies, or oil […]
It’s Always About Results–Especially In A Crisis
I sure wish things were not as they are. I wish we could shake hands with colleagues and hug our relatives. I wish we could crowd the bleachers for summer baseball games in the evenings and sit shoulder to shoulder at our kids’ soccer games. I wish I could go into my office and wrangle […]
Where Are We Now? Who’s On First?
I don’t want to get into what’s happening in baseball right now, but I will say that our current business situation is a lot like the famous “Who’s On First” conversation between Lou Abbott and Bud Costello. To remind you, Lou Abbott is organizing a baseball team. Bud Costello asks to know the names of […]
Our New Hybrid Approach To The New Work Structure
Slowly and necessarily, things are changing. There is so much speculation now about what the “new normal” will be. Our innate resilience is bringing some good new insight into how we can both stay safe and still get on with our lives. I see a promising new hybrid approach to the work structure we so […]
Important: Home Router Security Information
As we face some unprecedented times with COVID-19, Aptica is becoming increasingly aware of some of our clients having their employees work from home. We understand that for many of our clients, this is a temporary situation that will hopefully end once we can resume working at our offices. For some, however, there may be […]
Pivot To Offense—You Have to Score To Win
Business is a lot like football. To stay in the game, you need to be able to play both defense and offense. And while having a great defense might keep you in the running for the playoffs, I don’t believe a great defense ever wins the Super Bowl. So here we are with our businesses […]
Some Thoughts About “This Moment”
As the long month of April slowly gives way to what could be the long month of May, I’ve been assessing how things are going in my local business economies. I hear people asking, “How long can we keep doing this?” Then we look at our parents and our children and we think to ourselves […]
Looking For Opportunities Now: Is Your Tech Serving You?
Looking For Opportunities In Unprecedented Times: Is Your Tech Serving You? As a businessman, I am neither “glass is half-full” nor “glass is half-empty.” I am in the camp of “the glass is still solid and it can be refilled.” My vessel is sound, so I’m not going to waste a moment pondering the fill […]
Hackers Are Exploiting Bored People
Hackers are exploiting bored people with random surveys on social media. What is actually happening is that personal identification information is being stolen by identity theft criminals. Here are some of the questions being asked. These answers are commonly used to help verify the identity of a person with their security questions. Where are you […]