On Mixing Business with Pleasure
One of the unexpected pleasures of starting my business is the great friendships I’ve developed with some of my clients. Whoever warned about mixing business with pleasure was just plain wrong. Sometimes mixing business with pleasure is the best alchemy for forging a strong relationship.
Mike Calihan is the director of training for Aldridge Electric Inc., a $300 million dollar electrical company based in Chicago. Mike and I co-designed and co-facilitate the company’s leadership development program. Mike is a true Chicagoan; a nuts-and-bolts, big shouldered, and big hearted kind of guy. A half- a-dozen times a year we dine at our favorite steakhouse and Mike shares war stories about his early days growing up “in the trades”. Mike’s an Irishman, and can color and embellish a great story with the best of them. Nearly all of his stories end with the same pronouncement: Life is Good!
