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...
Jan 2, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Lorraine Ball As a professional speaker I love when I have an hour to communicate a message . I can dive into stories, go off on tangents, and still wrap up with five minutes to spare. But when I’m limited to just 30 minutes, I tighten up. Stick to the...
Jan 2, 2024 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Ron Smith, who has been described as the Godfather of HVAC passed away in December. He touched those in the HVAC industry either as a teacher, investor, coach or mentor, sharing his systems for improving business to anyone who wanted and needed his...
