Posts by growthzone

Presenting Like a Pro At some point in all of our professional lives, we will be called upon to stand up in front of a group of people to deliver a presentation. We’ve all sat through enough uninspiring presentations to know what not to do, but how can we ensure that OUR presentations don’t fall…

The Trick to Wearing Multiple Marketing Hats. How do you do it? Recently I came upon this quote, “The new year stands before us like a blank chapter in a book, just waiting to be written. We can help write that story by writing goals.” This stuck in my head because it requires the collaboration…

You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello As the year draws to a close, we bid farewell to Emily Hostetler. You may know her as the gifted person behind the camera, who takes phenomenal photos and always has a smile. She leaves us to return to school to become a teacher, which is a blessing…

The Power of Two – Organic Affordability Share: This week’s blog comes from Ryan Kilpatrick, Executive Director of Housing Next. Long considered the unwanted neighborhood step-child, homes with an extra dwelling unit offer an extraordinary opportunity to make a significant difference in the availability of housing throughout West Michigan and to build wealth for young…

Responsibility or Accountability? The short answer for any leader working in an EOS® company is – Yes. But these two words are not equal, and two leadership gurus I respect have pulled me both ways. Patrick Lencioni included Accountability as layer number four in the pyramid made famous in his book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Seth…

Don’t Mess Around with Your Brand When you are looking for more information on a business, a product, a vacation or even a celebrity whose name you can’t remember, where’s the first place you go? The quick answer to that question is, of course, “online”. But that no longer tells the full story. Online can…