Whether you’re a business or non-profit who’s thriving right now, or you’ve had to pump the brakes while we wait for the “new normal” to settle, today we’ve all got one thing in common. We’ve all had to pivot in at least one area of our business. Here’s our shared reality...
If you've ever wanted to know what leadership looks like, you simply need to look to a nurse, and not just today during this pandemic. Nurses have been leading the whole time, in ways many of us have taken for granted...
Over the last few weeks and months, we’ve all been pushed out of our comfort zones… and we mean pushed. Like a bird getting kicked out of the nest, we’ve all had to learn to fly quickly. With that, there have been glitches, hitches, and malfunctions. Technology doesn’t always cooperate, kids invade our Zoom calls, and the way we’ve always done things has been uprooted in ways we could have never expected. In the middle of all that, there’s one thing we can all share a little more of...
Leaders, today, we need to lead... We've spent more time in the last month than ever video-conferencing with our clients. Zoom, Hangouts, Skype, GoToMeeting… Pick your favorite, and we've used it. The conversations have been motivating, uplifting, and sometimes raw. We all have a lot going on right on. The most interesting part of these chats was this one common thread: As leaders, today, more than ever, we need to lead. Before we dig in any deeper, we want to start with this: we are ALL leaders. Leadership is not and has never been tied to a title. If you're reading this today, you lead somewhere in your life. Leadership is for all of us. So, with that in mind, here are ten examples of what leadership for today looks like…
Back on February 4th, none of us could have imagined what our world would look like today. It was the beginning of 2020, the economy was good, and we were optimistic. Then COVID-19 hit with a wave of challenges none of us expected or saw coming. So what do you do when the goals you set just a few months earlier have been blown up?
HOPE. We don’t have this word included in our core values, but maybe we should. Recently one of our partners, Beau Nordby, shared some time with Jaime Adam Taets on the SuperPower Success Podcast. What Beau shared about choosing “better” over “bitter” was genuine, from the heart, and timely for the days we’re in right now. Here are five highlights from their amazing conversation…
If you've ever watched cars racing, you've likely witnessed a crash. While they're cleaning up the debris on the track, the pace car comes out, and all the racers have to slow down. In that moment, when going fast is not an option, the smart drivers take advantage of the opportunity and make a pitstop. Here are three insights that you should be paying attention to when things slow down...
We’ve written about abundance and gratitude in the past. Today, the conversation around both of these things feels very different, but they are no less important. In fact, they are more important than ever.
The numbers keep rising, and the world keeps changing. From where we’re standing, things can look pretty grim. It reminds us of a flight we took on a cloudy morning from Minneapolis to Los Angeles. As our plane took off the skies were overcast and dark, but as we broke through the cloud deck, we were greeted by an explosion of vibrant sunshine and expansive blue skies. The sun had been there the whole time, it was just hidden by the clouds. Some thoughts from OrangeBall on seeing above the clouds when everything looks dark...
Nike and their swoosh. Target and their bullseye. Starbucks and their mermaid. Barbie with her pink signature. Apple with their... apple. We’ve been doing a lot of logo designs lately, and it got us thinking... For these familiar, global brands, their logos are simple marks that signify something much more significant. So what if you’re not Nike or Apple? Does your logo really matter, and is it something you should pay any attention to?
