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Dec 04

How to Build Trust: Knowing When to Do What

In our last Insider we gave you a chance to discover your company’s “Trust Quotient”. This time we’ll help you think about when to take action and what actions are appropriate to grow trust in your company. Many people think there is only one kind of time, but in reality,... read more →

Dec 03

Productivity Myth Busting Part 2: “I have to exchange my time for money.”

For those of you who attended my presentation at the TiE Rockies Breakfast for Business on November 2, 2012, thanks for your support! For those unable to attend, here is one of the myths we busted. Every business owner is on a journey through the liminal dimensions leading toward liberation... read more →

Dec 02

Money Smart Week 2014 Q & A

Save the Dates! Resources for Your Small Business/Financial Advisory Firm on April 5th & 9th Q. What are You Presenting at Money Smart Week Colorado? A. I have found the CFP 5-step planning methodology to be a powerful framework not only for individuals but also for business owners. As Colorado... read more →

Dec 01

Your Super Bowl 50: 4 Ways to be a ‘Grinder’

The Broncos and the Panthers had their Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. If you’re a business owner, you know that you have your Super Bowl 50 every day. Every day your team decides whether or not they will show up. Every day your clients vote with their dollars... read more →

Nov 30

Planning for 2015 and Beyond: Living Our Trilemma, Part 1

The Celts called it right. They considered Advent—the time leading up to the birth of Jesus—to be a liminal doorway where Past, Present, and Future met in a Person. For business owners, it’s likewise a liminal doorway of anticipation for our 2015. Yet, as I reflect on conversations with business... read more →

Nov 29

Homerun: How to Develop a Corporate Culture to Sustain You in the Top 25%

In This Edition... Featured Article - Homerun: How to Develop a Corporate Culture to Sustain You in the Top 25% Newsbreak - Kudos / Gratitudes "Success" Story - Lesson from a Former Client's Experience Featured Article Homerun: How to Develop a Corporate Culture to Sustain You in the Top 25% CEOs... read more →

Nov 28

Can Your Sales Team Make You into a Top Quartile/25% Company?

Three out of four companies you know are not in the top quartile. By definition they are underperforming. Over the next few Insiders, we will provide tools to help you to assess whether or not your sales team has the capacity to help you grow your business into a top... read more →

Nov 28

Can Your Sales Team Make You into a Top Quartile/25% Company? (Part III)

Three out of four companies you know are not in the top quartile. By definition they are underperforming. This ABA Insider concludes our series on helping you to assess whether or not your sales team has the capacity to grow your business to your next level. One of the keys... read more →

Nov 27

“Rain Man” as Mirror into Your Liminal Dimension

"To have a firm persuasion, to set out boldly in our work, is to make a pilgrimage of our labors, to understand that the consummation of work lies not only in what we have done, but who we have become while accomplishing the task." -David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea (emphasis... read more →

Nov 26

The Two Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day You’re Selling – PART 3

One of the hazards of this servant selling (see also Part 1 & Part 2 of this series for reference) approach is to actually violate the Golden Rule. Rather than loving our neighbor as ourselves, we can end up loving our neighbor MORE than ourselves and, in consequence, feel taken... read more →

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