Jun 3, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Just got back from a trip to California for a PHCC meeting, was in Savannah GA last month for an ACCA meeting. I had a table at each event, got to talk to a lot of companies in the two days. Here are my observations. First of all, in both cases, the...
May 2, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Simon Sinek has said that Leadership is not about being in charge, but it is all about taking care of those in your charge. He is referring to Servant Leadership, a concept we embody at Service Nation. Our President, Tom Peregrino defines Servant...
Apr 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Lorraine Ball My husband had this dream of visiting the birthplaces of his beloved scotch. So for his birthday a few years ago I found myself strolling through one distillery after another, soaking in tales of malting, mash, and wort. I got an earful about the...
Mar 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw So I had surgery last week. Talked to a co-worker who said they had only had two surgeries in the If entire life, but both were life-threatening. Mine was not life-threatening, but anytime you are put to sleep and then someone removes part of...
Mar 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
March– Goals Make Your Plan Real by Lorraine Ball When I was Vice President of Creative Services at Conseco, we were always out of literature for key products. In the insurance business literature is all you must sell, so these outages would cripple our sales team....
Feb 1, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw My wife and I have been watching FBI, a series that ran from 2018 to 2023. It showed what was probably typical FBI encounters from 4 or 5 plot lines. They dealt with bombs, kidnapping, bank robberies, terrorist attacks and any crimes committed...