A few years ago at my twentieth anniversary on the job, I was interviewed by a business journal as one of the top female executives in Western Colorado. The reporter asked me how I had gone about building my career and asked about my greatest legacy. I was taken aback by the questions. I thought […]
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Read Like a Hawk
Do you find yourself taking the time to re-read an email before hitting the send button? Do you notice spelling errors without the assistance of the red squiggly line? Are you guilty of using the word your, when you really meant to say you’re? Between text messaging, smart phones, and social media, it’s become commonplace […]
Remembering an Institute Legend
Ed McMillan, CPA, CAE 1948-2013 As Institute staff prepare to leave for West Institute, we recognize the presence of Ed McMillan will be greatly missed. Ed’s expansive knowledge of finance combined with his engaging and energetic teaching style endeared him to Institute attendees and made him a faculty legend. In the early 90’s, Insitute named […]
Case Study: Using Legislative Advocacy to Support Your Community, Region, and State
One our colleagues, Beth Bowman, our Chamber’s Chief Development Officer, just successfully completed her CCE process. Her CCE essay/interview was based on an excellent example of how our local chamber (where she is the lead on this project) used legislative advocacy strategies to help resolve a major issue for our community, region and state – […]
Baking Up the Perfect Event
I know the correlation between baking and event planning isn’t obvious, but bear with me and you will soon agree that event planning and baking are twin actions separated at birth. Measurements Matter: Baking requires close attention to detail; the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of salt can change the entire taste of […]
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