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From "Go To" to "Gone"

Dahls ClosingOur Dahl's grocery store has shuttered its doors for the last time. We are pretty fortunate, since we live within a two-mile radius of about four grocery stores. While we were fairly stable Hy-Vee shoppers, Dahl's was always our "go to" store, since it was the closest. I felt the pain for the first time yesterday when I was tasked with fixing supper for the family. I needed a few last second ingredients. Usually, when the terms "need" and "last second" enter a sentence, the grocery flowchart arrows point to Dahl's; however, due to Dahl's bankruptcy, I ended up going to Hy-Vee.

I'm a little nostalgic about it... after all, we've shopped there for 19 years. I remember scurrying there when we first moved into the neighborhood to pick up a few things just so we could have breakfast the next morning in our new house. We've learned about the cashiers and their lives. We have memories there. But, as I already mentioned, we also have other stores.

The Dahl's closure made me think about the "go to" PEOPLE in our lives. Who are the ones who seem to have all the answers, all the resources, all the contacts? Are you treating them with the appropriate level of respect and appreciation, or are you just using them like we used the Dahl's grocery stores: they're around when I need them, but I have others with whom I'd rather spend my time?

As I mature in my career, I've learned how valuable those "go to" people really are in the day-to-day battles to seize the accomplishment. Invest in them and their goals, demonstrate your appreciation, and foster the relationship to something beyond "as needed" - these will go a long way to ensure your "go to" person doesn't go away from lack of use.

My grocery shopping habits will adjust over time. Maybe the grocery gods will smile, and our former Dahl's store will become a Trader Joe's (fingers crossed). Most likely, it will become some kind of ubiquitous strip mall, purporting Pilates, checking cashing, and tattoos. Sigh.

Audvisor: Sound Advice

AudvisorWords fail me.

That seems ironic given I'm announcing an app where people are talking.

I guess that I still get "star struck" when it comes to my heroes in the business world. When I think about the past 9 years of social media presence (another wow, since the anniversary of my first blog post hits at the end of the week), I'm in awe about the blessings of being able to meet so many amazing people in our shared journey of improving the modern workplace.

Last June, I received a Facebook message from Rajesh Setty (another of my social media friends I've just not yet met in real life), asking me if I'd like to talk to him about an opportunity. Many phone calls, emails, and a Skype chat later, the opportunity came to fruition. That opportunity was an app that launched today: Audvisor.

Audvisor pulls together many of the people I've admired and read over the past decade. The roster reads like a who's who of a modern business library: 

  • Anil Gupta
  • Ari Meisel
  • Dr. Avnesh Ratnanesan
  • Barbara Safani
  • Berni Xiong
  • Bill Belew
  • Bill Henderson
  • Bill Treasurer
  • BJ Bushur
  • Blair Dunkley
  • Bryan Kramer
  • Chris Edmonds
  • Chris Taylor
  • Chris Warner
  • Colleen Stanley
  • David Meerman Scott
  • David Newman
  • Debra Fine
  • Denise Lee Yohn
  • Devon Bandison
  • Dilip Saraf
  • Dorie Clark
  • Ellen Petry Leanse
  • Guy Kawasaki
  • Hiten Shah
  • Ian Gotts
  • Janet Fouts
  • Jason Womack
  • Jay Heinrichs
  • Dr. Jeremy Weisz
  • Jodi Womack
  • Joel Comm
  • Justin Popovic
  • Karin Hurt
  • Kevin Eikenberry
  • Laura Stack
  • Lily Hills
  • Lindy Cozens
  • Dr. Liz Alexander
  • Mark Thompson
  • Michael Port
  • Michelle Tillis Lederman
  • Mike Michalowicz
  • Mitch Axelrod
  • Mitchell Levy
  • Pamela Slim
  • Paul D'Souza
  • Paul Kirch, PRC
  • Perry Marshall
  • Dr. Prasad Kaipa
  • Renee Airya
  • Richie Norton
  • Robin Gilthorpe
  • Rory Vaden
  • Sally Hogshead
  • Seth Godin
  • Shamash Alidina
  • Simon T. Bailey
  • Sramana Mitra
  • Dr. Stanislav Galik
  • Stephen Shapiro
  • Steve Yastrow
  • Sunil Bhaskaran
  • Tanveer Naseer
  • Dr. Tasha Eurich
  • Terry Starbucker St. Marie
  • Tom Chi
  • Tom Peters
  • Dr. Tony Alessandra
  • Vinod Khosla
  • Will Bunker

... and yours truly (talking about accomplishment, project management, office politics, and systems thinking). I still have more "insights" (their term, not mine) to add, so check back often.

Just another fun adventure on this wild roller coaster of life.

You can download the app to your smart phone here.

 

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