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.

Is it systemic?

Is it systemic?

We just recently wrote about Vision and Action to change culture. Before we look at changing it, we might want to first identify where it is today.  The graphic above is a great picture that can determine if it’s your...
Vision without Action is merely a dream

Vision without Action is merely a dream

Joel A Barker is famous for this quote: “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without Vision just passes time. Vision with Action can change the world”. This is what we strive for. We want to change our world...
If you knew then …

If you knew then …

You are in the middle of it all. Making decisions, statements, and public announcements. You are not sure you are doing the right thing, but you are doing what leaders have to do every day. Make tough decisions. There are...
3-step process to good habits

3-step process to good habits

The CEO of the Ziglar Organization, Tom Ziglar, is quoted saying … “the fastest way to success is to replace bad habits with good habits”.  As Ziglar Certified Trainers, we actually facilitate workshops based on this concept called Live to...
Are you a lock or a key?

Are you a lock or a key?

I’ll start off 2019 with a quick blog and it is not about New Years Resolutions, or goal setting! In Seth Godin’s recent book “This is Marketing”, he speaks of the lock and key concept. Most people market themselves as...
The Domino Effect

The Domino Effect

It’s that time of year we begin to review, reflect, and plan for our future. What have we done well, what are we going to work on, and what we didn’t do well in our recent review. Before you can really...
Why should your employees stay?

Why should your employees stay?

In a recent report, Gallup writes that 63% of employees believe it is “very likely” or “somewhat likely” that they could find a job as good as the one they have! So, I’ll ask you again … why should they stay with...
Dream at the edges of reality

Dream at the edges of reality

How far out of your comfort zone do you dream? Are your dreams safe and secure? Or do you dive out of airplanes, free climb mountain ranges, and bungee jump off bridges? I once read a story about a brand...
Research says future leaders do these 4 things exceptionally well

Research says future leaders do these 4 things exceptionally well

Full Transparency – This article comes from “The Next Web” site … I thought it was a great article, and want my readers to be able to enjoy it easily! Amidst all the talk about talent shortages in science and...