The Kole Hard Facts
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Below you can find select blogs and articles from the past. New content is published every Tuesday and Thursday on Substack, where you can subscribe. The blog focuses on leadership, sales, marketing, building teams, and organizational culture.
When Summer Starts, Do You Stop?
Ahhh … it’s summertime! The time to regenerate, rejuvenate, and relax. Most of us will take a vacation of some sorts. You may not be able to leave town, and may not even get time off of work, but summer ...
What if … but wait, there’s more!
The advent of the spreadsheet in 1978, was the beginning to the end of wondering. Why? It allowed us to answer the questions “What if?”. In sales, we ask; “What if our closing percentage went up just 2%?” and in ...
Leadership and the Easy Button!
As you read or watch the news on television, we often hear the talking head say that the “leader was struggling with a decision”. During an interview with a politician that may have been caught in scandal, they resigned only ...
Where is the connection?
I am proud to say that my article was published in the John Maxwell Team Blog (newsletter) this month. The main theme for the month was “Public Speaking and Leadership”. Here is a link, and if you can’t get to ...
Vision Precedes Preparation
“Leaders see more than others, and Leaders see before others” – John Maxwell often says. Regardless of what you are getting ready to do, you must have a vision before you start. Learning on the fly, faking it until you ...
Turning the volume down, on that voice in your head
You just left an event where you were inspired to invest in this great new program. The program gives you some outstanding tools to make you better at what you do. While listening to the presenter, you have envisioned yourself ...
Passion: The Holy Grail of what? Work?
You’ve just listened to the fourth podcast this week that tells you to find your passion. The host promised you that when you find it, you will be happy, and immensely successful. I am here today to call bull crap. Just ...
Trying to remember? Or Trying not to forget?
I can’t forget to pick up my dry cleaning before 3:00pm. I can’t forget to make my dentist appointment. I can’t forget to back up my hard drive. How many times have you asked yourself one of these questions? And for ...
Clear Communication…
In a recent golf outing, I was playing some of the best golf I’ve played for quite some time. I was playing with 3 younger guys, that were actually impressed on how well I was hitting the ball in the ...