To this day Benjamin Franklin has his fair share of admirers, but he was more interested in those who didn’t always agree with him, saying, “Critics are our friends, they show us our faults.” When new leaders and managers are faced with criticism of their organization or themselves, we find too frequently the impulsive reaction
About a decade ago, Noel Ginsburg’s company was in trouble. One of Intertech Plastics’ biggest customers wasn’t paying bills in hopes Intertech would just go out of business. The customer nearly got that wish. Intertech, an employer of hundreds of manufacturing workers, was “in a dire financial situation,” Ginsburg said. But when Ginsburg approached his accounting firm, EKS&H, the response from its CEO, Bob Hottman, floored Ginsburg. “He said, ‘Fees
Immigration is one of America’s significant competitive advantages in the global economy, 1,470 economists wrote in a recent letter to the president and congressional leaders. It’s a viewpoint that the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors has held since fall 2012. Then, they voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting the Colorado Compact
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce will toast its sesquicentennial with a dry-hopped lager brewed by Molson Coors. Colorado’s beer expert-in-chief, Gov. John Hickenlooper, made the announcement today after he and a panel of beer experts and enthusiasts — Molson Coors Brewing Company President and CEO Mark Hunter, Chamber President and CEO Kelly Brough, current
Whether or not you set a resolution for yourself each new year, it is common for all of us to reflect on our past year — what went well, what we should have done differently and what we need to focus on both for work and personally. (We know that some years this reflection is
Recognizing the best in the Denver metro area, 18 organizations have been named as finalists for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Business Awards, presented by Colorado Business Bank. Recognized in the categories of green business, minority or woman-owned business, small business, start-up business and small and large nonprofit, winners will be named live
Kelly Brough is president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, which represents 3,000 companies and their 300,000 employees. Previously she directed an internationally recognized leadership program, served as chief of staff to then-Mayor John Hickenlooper and was the first female director of human resources for the City and County of Denver. SE2: What
