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The ART of Listening Well

Value-Aligned Leadership
By: Lynn Townsend, Agora Strategic Advisor  April 16, 2021 How would you rate yourself as a listener? Poor? Good? Great? Maybe you’re…
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Hope for Business Owners

Value-Aligned Leadership
Hope For Business Owners Hearing The Dreaded “Knock”   Several years ago, there was a constant “knocking on my office door”. Although…
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The Key To A Successful Business Transition

Value-Aligned Business Development
All businesses at some point either sell or close their doors. Although the “sell” may occur in different forms such as a…
2 MIN READ

What Does Your Exit Picture Look Like?

Exit Strategy
Every Business Owner Must Have a Plan to Exit or Sell Kevin Brownlee, Agora Strategic Consultant Most companies fail to plan. Studies…
4 MIN READ

Selling a Discombobulated Business

Exit Strategy, Value-Aligned Business Development
Selling a Discombobulated Business Kevin Brownlee, Agora Strategic Consultant While returning home from helping a client in Milwaukee position their company to…
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Improve Your Customer Service

Communication, Value-Aligned Business Development
Tips for giving your clients the best customer service. written by Agora Strategic Advisor, Kevin Brownlee It is National Customer Service Week,…
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What We Do In Agora Transform

Communication, Value-Aligned Business Development
What We Do In Agora Transform   Agora Transform is a small group of your local Christian business owners meeting for 13…
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Is Agora TRANSFORM right for you?

Value-Aligned Leadership
Is Agora TRANSFORM right for you?   Improving your business, defining, and reaching your business (and personal) goals is what we do…
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Discover What’s Possible When You Begin to Think Differently About Your Work

Value-Aligned Leadership
Discover What’s Possible When You Begin to Think Differently About Your Work   What is Discover? Agora’s Discover is a 5-hour Friday…
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10 Tips for Working from Home

Value-Aligned Leadership
10 TIPS for Working from Home Successfully By Agora Strategic Advisor, Kevin Brownlee Many of you are working from home, which can…
4 MIN READ

What is Agora Transform?

Communication, Teamwork, Value-Aligned Business Development
Agora Transform is a curriculum driven Christian business owner’s workshop. Transform is your opportunity to join a group of like-minded business owners…
2 MIN READ

The Backpack

Value-Aligned Leadership
The burdens of our jobs are like a weight on our back.   That weight can go home with us where it…
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FEAR IS A LIAR

Value-Aligned Leadership
Fear is a liar. by Kevin Brownlee, Agora Strategic Advisor   Having been through the deepest depths a business owner can go…
2 MIN READ

Your Mid-Year Progress Report

Value-Aligned Business Development
Your 2020 Mid-Year Progress Report By Kevin Lemasters, Agora Strategic Advisor With the COVID-19 issue this year, I have heard a lot…
2 MIN READ

The Skilled Trades Deficit

Communication, Teamwork, Value-Aligned Business Development
It’s time for a different approach to the skilled trades deficit! By Kevin Brownlee, Agora Strategic Advisor Having been a skilled tradesman…
4 MIN READ

Turning Doldrums Into Dollar Signs

Value-Aligned Business Development
Making It Work! – Managing For Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic Written by: Kevin Brownlee Agora Strategic Advisor Thinking outside the box…
2 MIN READ

Don’t Shut Down!- Making It Work! – Managing for Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Value-Aligned Business Development
Making It Work! – Managing for Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic Don’t Shut Down! We realize that many state Governors have asked…
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Defensive vs. Offensive Strategies (Making It Work! – Managing For Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic)

Value-Aligned Business Development
Making It Work! – Managing For Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic: Defensive vs. Offensive Strategies Football games are not won with defense…
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Making It Work! – Managing For Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Value-Aligned Business Development
Making It Work! – Managing For Success Through the Coronavirus Pandemic Introduction Crazy times are upon us. The Coronavirus pandemic, drop in…
2 MIN READ

Why Volunteer?

Value-Aligned Leadership
Written by: Kevin Lemasters, Strategic Advisors In the social media world we live in, it can be overwhelming to see how AWESOME…
1 MIN READ

Who Needs Luck When You Have Agora

Value-Aligned Business Development
By Strategic Advisor Kevin Brownlee “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson My Dad…
2 MIN READ

Unplug and recharge

Communication
By Strategic Advisor, Kevin Lemasters Are you intentional about making time to unplug from things and recharge?  If you are leading or…
2 MIN READ

How to leave a voicemail.

Communication, Value-Aligned Business Development
By Agora Strategic Advisor Kevin Brownlee Leaving an incorrect voicemail is a sign of an unprofessional person or company lacking manners.  If…
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Finding Employees That Will Add Value to Your Business Is Easier Than You Think

Value-Aligned Business Development
The most valuable asset of any organization is its workforce.  Given this dynamic, it stands to reason that if you want to…
3 MIN READ

Does Your Business Need Sharpening?

Value-Aligned Business Development
Proverbs 27:17 says “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Yeah, that’s a nice thing to say but as the…
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Top 10 Small to Mid-Sized Business Ownership Problems

Value-Aligned Business Development
Top 10 Small to Mid-Sized Business Ownership Problems Have no business plan or articulated goals. They don’t know where they are going!…
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Business mentor – why it matters

Value-Aligned Business Development
Did you know that even the most successful business leaders have a mentor?  Haven’t they already “arrived”?  Good leaders know you never…
1 MIN READ

5 Steps to Prepare to Sell your Business

Exit Strategy
Written By Strategic Advisor Kevin Lemasters Whether you plan to sell your business or not, you should always have your business prepared…
2 MIN READ

Want the best buck for the bang?

Value-Aligned Business Development
Written By Strategic Advisor Kevin Brownlee Do you plan to sell or transfer ownership of your business someday?  All business owners plan…
1 MIN READ

Small Business Day

Value-Aligned Business Development
According to Small Business Trends  https://smallbiztrends.com  only 49% of small businesses have a clearly stated plan for business growth, and only 27%…
1 MIN READ

Replace BRACE with GRACE- A Daylight Savings Opportunity

Value-Aligned Leadership
By Kevin Brownlee, Agora Strategic Advisor Daylight savings time is when you are advised to take out the old batteries in your…
1 MIN READ

Don’t Blame the Competition

Value-Aligned Business Development
It was announced in the local northern business press recently that a Northern Colorado beer company “will discontinue distribution of its beers…
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The Three Ingredients to Job Satisfaction and Effective Productivity

Value-Aligned Leadership
Written By: Kevin Brownlee, Strategic Advisor Do you, or an employee seem disillusioned?  Has the excitement, drive, and fervor left your job? Is…
3 MIN READ

Transformation in your business

Teamwork, Value-Aligned Business Development
Written By: Kevin Lemasters,  Strategic Advisor What does this look like for your business?  Are you ready to see it transform?  As…
2 MIN READ

Ian’s Story – Chasing Revenue

Value-Aligned Business Development
In his hometown, Ian has always been an expert carpenter. It was tough to find a more knowledgeable woodworker.  What gave Ian…
6 MIN READ

Teamwork Requires Communication

Teamwork
Michael was an investment advisor with a nationally known financial advisory firm. He had his own office and a single assistant. He…
4 MIN READ

Top 10 Small to Mid-Sized Business Ownership Problems

Value-Aligned Business Development
Top 10 Small to Mid-Sized Business Ownership Problems By Strategic Advisor Kevin Brownlee Have no business plan or articulated goals. They don’t…
2 MIN READ

The Art of Successful Mergers & Acquisitions

Value-Aligned Business Development
There are times when a business reaches the point that expansion opportunities cannot be developed internally.  Business strategy stalls because market opportunities…
1 MIN READ

Strategic Planning: Why?

Value-Aligned Business Development
In very simple terms, ‘strategy’ or ‘strategizing’ is a way to think about the future in an organized and prioritized approach to…
1 MIN READ

Agora Succession Planning

Exit Strategy
During the next 10-15 years 60-80 million baby boomers will be retiring. (Univ of Michigan, 2012) During this period, more than 70%…
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