Professional Development

Less than 200 Tickets Remain for Jim Collins

As you know from previous communications from the Chamber, we are hosting best-selling author Jim Collins at the Lincoln Center on the morning of Wednesday April 16. Over 900 tickets are gone, only 200 remain.So, this is currently the hottest ticket in town. Members can get tickets for only $99, non-members for $150. You can purchase tickets online at www.fortcollinschamber.com.

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Before we announce this to the public, we wanted to give you a ‘heads up’ that we are arranging an appearance in Fort Collins by best-selling author Jim Collins this spring. Details are still being finalized, but Collins is scheduled to speak the morning of Wednesday April 16.Among his many books are Built to Last; Good to Great; and Great by Choice.The Chamber is still seeking sponsors for this event. If you are interested in doing so, please contact Ann Hutchis...

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Learn from New York Times Best-Selling Author

"In our fiercely competitive world, those who separate themselves from the pack define the interests of others and work tirelessly to help them advance." So says Tommy Spaulding, best-selling author of It's Not Just Who Your Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships.

The Chamber is bringing Spaulding to Fort Collins to speak on October 18. The event will be at the newly renovated Lincoln Center. Previous best-selli...

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10 Daily Disciplines

"You don't have to change that much for it to make a great deal of difference. A few simple disciplines can have a major impact on how your life works out in the next 90 days, let alone in the next 12 months or the next 3 years." - Jim Rohn

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Success - however you happen to define that - is less about luck and brains than it is about self-discipline. The old Aesop's tale about the tortoise and the hare epitomizes that basic truth: steady, daily, discip...

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Summer Reading List

Here's a cliché that I've lived by for many years: leaders are readers. You cannot be a leader in your organization or field without being a serious student. So, as you head to the mountains or veg by the pool this summer, take a good book. Better yet, take five or six. Included here are books I've read recently, listed in alphabetical order. They cover a wide range of topics such as personal development, history, economics, politics, poverty, marketing and even non-business topics like Ala...

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7 Networking Tips for Introverts…And Everybody Else

Networking. Beside the fact that it is one of the most over-used words of modern times, it is still important. If you're an extrovert, what could be better than the chance to dive in to a room full of people? To you, it's a target-rich environment. But if you're an introvert, and many of you are, networking is not your favorite thing and can feel like an obligation. You know you should do it and that it's an important way to grow your business and your career, but you'd rather clean the bathro...

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