Guest Blog Post by Chris Warner 2/16/12

Too often, leaders find it difficult to develop and convey a team vision. This weakness in a leader can prove to be expensive. You can’t be surprised to see your team end up in the wrong place if they don’t know where they are headed. And, even if you arrive at the end goal, more than likely the time it took to get there was longer than expected. Leaders need to become experts at understanding and conveying their vision, particularly in today’s economy.

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Guest Blog Post by Karl Mecklenburg 2/15/12

Like a great many others in Denver, Colorado, I am a big fan of Tim Tebow. It’s not just the way he comes back from behind and wins, or his fervent Christian character or even his overall toughness, both mental and physical. I’m a fan not just because of his fourth quarter “miracle” plays, or his unfettered enthusiasm or his team first attitude. It is the example in leadership through the blending of these characteristics that he sets for his team the Broncos, for the state of Colorado and even for the world.

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Guest Blog Post By Jeff Vankooten 2/14/12

Let’s go ahead and agree on one thing:

We are struggling today with too much change in too short a time. It can get on your nerves.

As a result stress is everywhere. Relationships are strained. Systems are breaking down. Nearly everyone is wounded. Mood and morale are low.

It is into this context that we live our lives and accomplish our work. But how? Previous strategies don’t cut it anymore in this shifted environment.

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Guest Blog Post by Robyn Wheeler 2/13/12
Ridding yourself of anger may sound easy to some people however it takes a lot more than reading a book or taking a class to truly live anger-free. No one can do it for you, so one mustn’t look outside themselves for solutions but search within instead.

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Kerry Linda Martin-Moore is a Professional Speaker, celebrated sales professional, business owner, coach, and trainer focused on helping others EXCEED their sales goals. Kerry’s engaging and entertaining message will equip you to better grow your team, deliver new value to your clients, and expedite your success.

Kerry lives in Austin Texas and is available for keynote presentations and breakout sessions, as well as workshops and intense interactive training sessions worldwide.

Guest Blog Post by Brian Biro 2/12/12

_{When I was a swimming coach, a common technique flaw that many of the kids needed to overcome in the freestyle stroke (or crawl) was the habit of not pulling far enough under the center of their body where they had the greatest leverage and power. But if I attempted to correct swimmers who had developed a wide arm pull by saying, “Pull down the centerline of your body,” what do you think they said to me in response?}

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Guest Blog Post by Nanci McGraw 2/11/12

We know what “overwhelm” feels like. It’s over the top.

It’s too much, too many, too often, too distracting, too heavy, too frustrating, too fast, too slow, too…..(you know). It’s tough to try to make all the needed positive changes that need to happen in our life and work —AT THE SAME TIME. It’s “too-too” much.

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Guest Blog Post by Deb Bixler 2/10/12

There are many different types of business models to use when starting a home business. One of the most successful models is the home party plan. It is no surprise that many business began with home party selling. What do you call those re-usable plastic storage containers in your kitchen drawer? Yes, you call them Tupperware – but that’s the company name, not their actual name. Tupperware became so popular that we now know the products by the business name. All that name recognition from a home party business!

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Guest Blog Post By Hank Moore 2/9/12

Persons who are recruited for and commit to service on boards of directors have several important responsibilities, per categories on The Business Tree™, including:

1. The business you’re in. Visit programs and become knowledgeable about the organization’s work. Don’t spend all your board time in meetings. Get to know senior staff, in your areas of expertise. Become an informed advocate.

2. Running the business. Study the organization’s reason for being and how it operates. Be sure that you are committed to its mission and have abilities to expand it.

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Guest Blog Post by Robyn Wheeler 2/23/12

Are you a perfectionist? Does everything you do have to be flawless? How about your expectations of others? Are you disappointed when your spouse, coworker or children fail to do things exactly the way you do? If so, you are causing your own frustration and anger not to mention extreme harm to your loved ones.

How? Because no one is perfect and no one performs tasks exactly like you do. When your spouse doesn’t fold clothes like you do and an argument ensues because you told him or her that they didn’t fold them “right,” the argument is your fault, not theirs, due to your unrealistic expectations.

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