Free Newsletter
Best of ColoradoBiz: See through your customer's eyes
As a business owner and entrepreneur, one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned over time is the importance of having a marketing perspective in every decision I make for my business. A marketing perspective is not a “thing” but a mindset.
Best of ColoradoBiz: The 13 rules for a successful think-tank
I have always had great success in using think-tanks to come up with new ideas and solutions in my companies. Don't limit to only one department with one mindset.
Best of ColoradoBiz: Obstacles? They're doable
The single most important factor in dealing with obstacles is to identify them accurately, neither understating nor overstating their importance or the degree of difficulty in solving them.
Resolving conflicts in partnerships
When my partners and I started Foundry Group in 2007, we created a set of deeply held beliefs that we carry around with us every day. Some of them are about our strategy and some are about our behavior.
Taking down the office walls
A long time ago I had just been promoted to “upper management” and was feeling on top of the world, but I was trying to play it very cool. During the first management meeting, one of the topics covered was our move into new offices. My new boss, the CEO, asked me how I felt about office size — whe...
Best of CoBiz: Workplace culture — like water to a fish
Most people have a hard time defining their work culture. An Internet search of the subject produces all kinds of answers from technical explanations of a workplace culture using words such as “values, beliefs and principles,” to more broad ones: "Workplace culture is the culture of your workplace...
Top five things new Colorado companies need to know
As Colorado’s growth rate continues to double the national average, more employers and employees are, now, Coloradans. One of the keys to success these employers is navigating Colorado’s employment laws.
How Colorado startups can build for success
Startup companies in Colorado and throughout the country have long been the darlings of the tech and innovation worlds, catching the eye of investors and entrepreneurs. But what are the common mistakes to avoid?
Five hot heath care topics
Health care policy is not for politicians; it’s for people. And what is decided in Washington, DC, plays out across the country - in each state - and eventually into every workplace and individual life. Here are five hot topics concerning health care management – and what companies like mine must...
Mistakes: The good and the bad
There’s a difference between wanting to win and not tolerating failure. Sore losers are usually no fun to be around and often have issues that go back to Mommy and Daddy. Gracious and competitive people want to win, but their self-esteem isn’t tightly wrapped up in it. Wouldn’t it be great if we d...
Lessons on the road to performance excellence:
What do a faith-based health care institution within a major hospital system in Colorado, an organ/tissue donation center based in Denver and a community hospital in rural Nebraska have in common? All were recently recognized as recipients of the 2014 Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx)...
Six concerns for company boards
Though it may be proxy season and time to plan for company annual meetings, executives and directors need to reassess their priorities by taking a fresh look at a number of new, critical concerns that are on the rise in the business world. In 2015, these top-of-mind issues must be considered by every company board: […]
