Owner, Communicate Colorado LLC
I get a kick out of the buzzwords that come and go in business and media. Some of my favorites (the ones that set my teeth on edge) include: paradigm, let’s unpack this, zero sum game, life hack, productivity hack, hack this and hack that, side hustle and the latest little darling - at the end of …
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Way back in 1997, I left my corporate job to start a consulting and coaching company in Colorado Springs. Yup, I took some classes about how to be a self-employed person and start a business. But there were things I never learned back then that would have saved me immense amounts of time, money and …
[Read more...] about 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business
People aren’t complicated. Human nature is fairly predictable. And we don’t need a plethora of rules and regulations to define every possible way a person might step out of line. Typically, we can boil it all down to the basics - a few simple things most people want and deserve. The Principle of …
[Read more...] about Principle of Legitimacy in Leadership and Employee Engagement
It’s been over a year since I wrote my last business blog article on my old website. But I don’t feel one little bit guilty about it. During that time, I worked a lot, met the love of my life and got married. (Yep, it's never too late, even at this stage of the game!) Meet Doug, the love of my …
