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Hey Friends! Today we couldn’t be more excited to share with you our new website! We’ve been tirelessly working on this for some time now and we hope that the finished results reflect so. The new site...
View ArticleThe Leadership Myth
In today’s world the term “Leader” has a few myths associated with it. Here are just a few: Leadership only exists at the top Leaders are born, not made Effective leaders are charismatic Though the...
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Richard’s New book Trustology on Shelves Now!
trust·ol·o·gy: the study and practice of trust WHAT IS LOW-TRUST COSTING YOU? Trust is a funny thing. We all have strong opinions about what it is, what it isn’t, how it is gained, and how it is lost....
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Relationship Manual?
What if every person in life came with an instruction manual? That would be a dream – right? Imagine how much healthier your relationships would be. We can’t offer you a manual but what we can tell...
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Never Forget
Twelve years ago today terrorists attacked the U.S., killing thousands at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. May we never forget those who lost their lives.
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Busyness is Laziness
How are you doing? Oh, you’re super busy? Don’t have time to chat, or for your kids, or for a vacation? I get it. I’m busy, too. In fact, I’ve yet to meet the participant in one of our programs that...
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Trust can’t be earned.
I do not TRUST YOU! How many times have you said (or wanted to say) this? You’ve been burned, you’ve been taken advantage of and you’ve given up hope in some cases. Let’s face it, we all want trust but...
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Just Like a Craft Brew
I like beer. I do. I like trying new kinds all the time. Luckily, I live in the “Napa Valley of Beer” here in Northern Colorado. There’s a new brewery doing something fun and creative around every...
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Ready! Set! Action!
Many people struggle to start and stick with a bold course of action. For some, just the thought of taking a first step and reaching for their dream is paralyzing. Why is the first step so difficult?...
View Article10 Ways to be Intentional with your Inner Circle
Do you want to be more intentional about who you are spending your time with but don’t know how? This doesn’t take much more than time, focus and intention. Who are the 5-10 people you currently are...
View ArticleThe Power of Personal Vision – 6 questions to help you craft your personal...
Several times over the past two weeks, I have facilitated sessions where we asked people to ponder their personal vision as a leader. This is something we do on a regular basis within most of our...
View ArticleThe Dos and Don’ts of Effective Visions
Most organizations have a vision, mission, or values statement. Some have all three. Very few are inspiring, and most don’t really tell you much about what they are doing or at least doing differently....
View ArticleWhy Loving the Haters is Critical to Success – 5 ways to respond to your haters
We all have them. Haters. People who don’t appreciate, approve of, or value what you do. Experiencing a hater is not a matter of if, but when. While your response is a matter of how. Seth Godin, one of...
View ArticleThe Difference between Feedback and Noise
Have you ever read the comments on a blog, online newspaper or magazine? How about Facebook? I’ve yet to meet someone that changed their views by the “intellectual debate” that lives in the comment...
View ArticleThe Power of ONE THING – The key to meeting your goals and achieving success...
January is the time of year when we create lists of goals and strategies to achieve success and live our best life. This is good and I hope you have done this. The problem is that you probably have...
View ArticlePowerful Questions lead to Powerful Answers – Stop, Start and Continue
I have always known that there is power in great questions. I have heard it said that if you ask simple questions you get simple answers, ask powerful questions and you get powerful answers but most...
View ArticleNo more excuses – What do you do when all of your excuses are gone?
Did you start 2016 off with a bang? Did you dream big and create huge goals? Did you narrow your focus, clear the clutter and get your eye on the prize? Yeah, me too. Then you know what happened? Life...
View Article3 Practical Solutions to Survive the Status Quo
Have you ever sat back and marveled at just how well things are going? Have you found yourself rejoicing that finally, things are calm, predictable and consistent? And, have you found yourself in these...
View ArticleYou Can’t Change Culture: Four tweetable ways to impact your culture
The following four statements are beyond tweetable quotes and simple thoughts. They are deep truths about culture. A proper understanding of each statement will help drive you, your team and your...
View ArticleThe Key to Nonprofit Success: A Strong CEO-Board Relationship
Having a front-row seat to see nonprofits heroically change lives, bring diverse groups of people together around common missions, and strengthen communities in fundamental ways, has been a wonderful...
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