Speaking Sample

Andy was asked to speak to Lutheran Family and Children’s of Missouri. The CEO asked that he speak about the experience of being a father of a child with special needs and the impact it had on his personal and…

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Posted: Feb 11 2014
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Vision isn’t the answer

In this Smart Business article we discuss what questions a business needs to be clear on in order to be successful in the short run and long run. Vision is just one of those questions. Click here to read the…

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Posted: Aug 01 2013
Tags: culture, leadership, strategy, vision
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Moving beyond, “What’s in it for me?”

In this recent Smart Business Article, we talk about how using these three principles you can increase the probability that fewer people will ask, “what’s in it for me?” Click here to read the article.

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Posted: Jun 05 2013
Tags: leadership
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Five Tips for Maintaining Focus

Our brains are amazing … but they can’t do everything. One thing that researchers have learned is that our brains can’t really “multitask”. Learn more about this and how it applies to leading your organization in our Smart Business article, Five…

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Posted: May 07 2013
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5 Principles for Leading during Change

We all know how challenging it is for employees to react in a positive way to organization-wide change. You can read about how social neuroscience can help you understand how to lead during times of change in our Smart Business…

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Posted: Apr 12 2013
Tags: Culture Change, Organizational focus
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Rebranding Strategy

I saw a great video on rebranding strategy today. It was an interview of Cynthia Montgomery, and she was talking about how strategy has been backed into a corner and seen as just an analytical exercise. She went on to…

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Posted: Mar 25 2013
Tags: CEO, strategy
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4 Characteristics of a Good Brand Promise

The key to a good brand promise is that it defines what makes your organization unique or best and drives customer loyalty over the long-term. At Dialect we call it your signature strength. There are 4 other characteristics of a…

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Posted: Mar 11 2013
Tags: brand promise, strategy
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SMART BUSINESS – ARE YOU BUILT TO DELIVER YOUR PROMISE?

In this smart business article, we talk about the importance of having a clear signature strength as a business. We discuss the Treacy and Wiersema book that suggests different ways to think about what you may be best at, and…

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Posted: Dec 04 2012
Tags: brand promise
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Smart Business – “Are You Able to Adapt?”

In this article we discuss the need to adapt to the changing needs of your customers. Natural organisms have sensors to help them survive in the natural world. Sidney Winter of the University of Pennsylvania points out that some moth…

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Posted: Mar 01 2012
Tags: client, communication, customer, organization
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Smart Business – “Animal Instincts”

In this article we once again talk about culture and the important role it plays in how we feel about our work environment. A colleague of mine recalls the time he switched jobs and found himself having a tough time…

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Posted: Jan 03 2012
Tags: alignment, business, corporate, leader
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