Vision – REF Dallas

Business, Business Excellence, Dallas CEO Peer Groups, Dallas Peer Groups, Ethics, Goals, Integrity, Leadership, Marketing, REF, Success, Vision

Are Awards Worth Anything?

There are lots of awards given each year to business leaders and their companies here in DFW. The photo above is Shin […]

renaissanceefNovember 14, 20194 min read

Business, Business Owner, CEO, Culture, Goals, Leadership, Marketing, REF, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Top Executive, Vision

Marketing Works – If You Do It Right

If you tried marketing in the past and it didn’t work, it’s very possible you did it wrong because, when done correctly, […]

renaissanceefNovember 9, 20175 min read

Business, Business Owner, CEO, Growth, Mentoring, Top Executive, Vision

Fix The Problem Now

Problems rarely go away on their own so you can deal with it now or once it gets out of control. The […]

renaissanceefOctober 13, 20171 min read

Business, Culture, Employees, Growth, Leadership, Organization, Purpose, REF, Small Business, Success, Top Executive, Training, Vision

How Much is Your Culture Worth?

Last year, REI decided to close its 143 stores on Black Friday and encourage their employees to live out their Culture and […]

renaissanceefMarch 17, 20173 min read

Business, Business Excellence, CEO, Employee Relations, Employees, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization, Planning, REF, Top Executive, Vision

Leadership Is Like Needlepoint

Needle point looks confusing and messed up when you view it from the underside. That how our employees see things most of the time. Your job is to let them see the view from the top.

renaissanceefFebruary 18, 20172 min read

Business, CEO, Growth, Leadership, Leadership Development, Mentoring, REF, REF Blog, Success, Top Executive, Vision

Peer to Peer Advisory Groups

REF Dallas creates unique Peer Advisory Groups for Top Executives who are driven to be the best leaders they can be. We […]

renaissanceefFebruary 23, 20152 min read

Business, Business Excellence, CEO, Discipline, Goals, Leadership, Planning, Purpose, REF, Small Business, Success, Vision

What Does It Take To Succeed?

It’s frustrating to see so many skilled and experienced business owners and CEOs working so hard to achieve success and never reaching […]

renaissanceefJanuary 28, 20154 min read

Business, Business Excellence, Culture, Customer Service, Employees, Networking, Organization, REF, Strategic Planning, Top Executive, Vision

Creating Raving Fans – Listen to Customers.

Do you remember this 1989 commercial from United Airlines? The quality of this copy is not very good, but take 30 seconds […]

renaissanceefJanuary 3, 20155 min read

Business Excellence, CEO, Goals, Leadership, Planning, REF, Strategic Planning, Success, Vision

Do you have a Strategic Plan?

How can you know if you are doing the right things, at the right time without a written business plan; aka Strategic […]

renaissanceefJanuary 25, 20144 min read

Business Excellence, Business Owner, CEO, Dallas CEO Peer Groups, Dallas Peer Groups, Goals, Leadership, Mentoring, Peer Advisory Groups, Peer Groups, Purpose, REF, Success, Top Executive, Vision

Maximizing Your Life ROI

I turned 60 recently and it’s cool to be the age that most people (myself included) swore I’d never reach. I’m in […]

renaissanceefJuly 19, 20135 min read

CEO, Leadership, Planning, REF, Success, Top Executive, Vision

Moments Before Fame – Are You Ready?

This picture shows they Fab Four just moments before the photo is taken of them crossing the zebra stripes of Abby Road […]

renaissanceefJune 5, 20132 min read

Business, Culture, Employee Relations, Employees, Leadership, REF, Success, Vision

Followers Make Great Leaders Too

[ted id=814] Great leaders need great followers to succeed. Derek Sivers shares this idea on how to start a movement, and the […]

renaissanceefMarch 25, 20132 min read