by Henry DeVries | Apr 13, 2026 | Admin, Featured
More than 400 agency owners and senior leaders are expected to gather in Denver this spring for the annual Build a Better Agency Summit (BABA) to learn how to adapt to the current chaotic business environment. Hosted by the Agency Management Institute (AMI), the...
by Henry DeVries | Mar 15, 2026 | Business Development
Smart agency owners and strategic consultants leverage their books with gratitude for more referrals. Referrals make a difference. You want to be the person they refer others to. Lacking that attitude of gratitude may be causing you to lose out on right-fit C-suite...
by Henry DeVries | Feb 9, 2026 | Admin
Trade-offs are a natural part of life, and business, but asking employees to make sacrifices could lead to resentment and long-term troubles for your company. That’s the advice of Proactive Worldwide president David Kalinowski in his book The Sacrifice Paradox: How To...
by Henry DeVries | Oct 31, 2025 | Business Development
Like David squaring off against Goliath, small agencies often face industry giants with nothing but sharp strategy and fearless determination. In a CB Insights study of 111 failed start-ups, 14 percent failed because they didn’t have the right team in place. Another...
by Henry DeVries | Oct 21, 2025 | Admin, Featured
Allow me to gush. Let me recommend a new candid business biography, Catch People Doing Things Right, which reveals how bestselling author, speaker, and business consultant, Ken Blanchard, revolutionized management by leading with love. Ken Blanchard, 86, has...
