Great Leaders Work For It
By Erin Hoffman What makes a great leader? During my time as a consultant, I’ve seen patterns among my hundreds of management trainees that leads me to understand that the answer to this question can be boiled down into seven key attributes: Vision Expectations...
Communication and Engagement – Utilizing Both for an Exceptional Team
By Michael Gunther and Erin Hoffman Anyone who has worked in any industry knows that conflicting personalities take a toll on teamwork, morale, and the successful completion of a project. But what many people might not know is that they don’t have to just learn to...
The Importance of Celebrating Pride
The Importance of Celebrating Pride By Michael Gunther, Founder of Collaboration Business Consulting and GGBA Board President Every June we have the opportunity to come together, as a community, to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride to commemorate our community, advocate for our...
We’re Living in a COVID World, and We’re Just Sick of It!
Before I launch into what we’re all thinking, I want to bring to the forefront that in no way are we making light of COVID-19. For those of you who have survived the disease, nursed your household through it, and/or lost a dear one to this pandemic, our hearts are...
Our Community Showed Us Who We Really Are
Pandemic life has given me plenty of time to reflect. Doesn’t it feel like we took so much for granted in the Before Times? We just assumed that there would always be a restaurant for the perfect business lunch, a gym to work off our stress, and a bar for an amazing...
The Year of Firsts
Well, what a year 2020 has been! As I look back on our business’ journey this year, I’m grateful for many things, including all of the “firsts” I learned this year. First time I had to operate in a pandemic. Between shelter-in-place orders to economic ambiguities,...
Now is the Time for Leadership
Historically, challenging economic times have provided a platform for business owners to analyze and reassess their business practices – and this “Great Recession” is no different. Perhaps you have begun to recognize that you can operate your business more...
Core to Success: Relationships
Some might say that persistence and creativity are keys to success in business while others might define success by how much money they and their business make. Running a business requires creativity and drive, and the outcome of doing things well is profit which is...
Lead the Way with Trust and Ethics
Everyone is craving trust and a genuine expression of values these days. Your team and customers want to ensure they are working with and supporting a company that adheres to its value set and behaves in an ethical manner. Ethics and values will be different for each...
Transform Sales as a Science
Who is Your Client? In today’s business climate, there are more hurdles and challenges to obtaining and keeping clients than ever. In an effort of self-preservation, more companies are cutting back. They are reducing costs where they didn’t think possible, they are...
Shifting Your Marketing Strategy for 2020
Some marketing strategies that worked six months ago are no longer even relevant in today’s pandemic world. To survive this far, businesses have had to rapidly adapt to new tactics. At the same time, it’s hard to reconcile with the fact that many marketing tactics,...
The 48-Hour Challenge
By Michael Gunther I’ll admit that the amount of information coming at me these days is overwhelming — from constant news alerts to webinars to guidelines from every organization I can think of. Then, trying to digest everything and not get too anxious about the...