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Yesterday in Dallas at HTG Summit 2012, we hosted our second installment in the HTG Leadership Track.  This is designed to provide an opportunity for members who want to grow in their leadership development to make an investment in themselves and gather once a quarter to learn the skills required to lead well.  Leadership is a skill.  It can be learned.  But it is hard work and requires one to be intentional and committed. We had over 100 members in the room to hear from a half dozen experts on the subject.  Each of our speakers gave fantastic presentations.  They selected the content they would present independently and without scripting by HTG.  And to say there was a common thread betwee... Continue reading

We have just come off an unbelievable event with HTG Summit 2009. It would be easy to bask in the glowing reviews and positive comments from our members and vendor sponsors, but the reality is a whole lot of people were involved in making this event happen. I want to make sure to recognize as many as I can (sorry if someone get's overlooked). Too often we don't stop to say thanks to those who make things happen. So here is a list of people who were instrumental in making HTG Summit 2009 a success. A very special thanks to all of you.Scott Scrogin who serves as president of HTG, is my first thank you. Scott works tirelessly and passionately to make HTG what it is. He was instrumental in helpi... Continue reading

Stuart Crawford hosted a great blogtalk radio show about the HTG Summit. Hear feedback from a number of HTG members on their takeaways from the show.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smb/2009/05/01/Thought-Leaders-Converged-On-DallasIt is worth the listen!... Continue reading

This year marked the first year we have presented the HTG Awards to our membership. We have some of the greatest partners in the IT Channel, and we were able to recognize them on Tuesday evening as part of our HTG Summit in Dallas last week. Here is the list of winners:Award - Name - Recipient CompanyGroup of the Year - HTG2 - Facilitator Nate AustinRookie of the Year - Amy and Peter Kardel - Clever DucksFacilitator of the Year - Erik Thorsell - Success Computer ConsultingVendor of the Year - Zenith Infotech Ltd.Spirit Award - Robert Lindley - Innovative Systems, IncLeadership Award - Dan Hay - ISOutsourceFounder’s Award - Lyf Wildenberg - Mytech PartnersFriend of HTG - Paul Dippell - Servic... Continue reading

Last week IT Thought Leaders converged on Dallas. Will it ever be the same? Small Business IT Thought Leaders and Industry Experts recently invested an entire week to focus on the growth of their businesses at the Q2 meetings of HTG. Want to know what came out of it? Well tune into Small Business IT Radio on Friday, May 1st 2009 to learn how the cloud will impact your managed services business, what disruptive technologies are on the horizon and how your business will change because of it. How important is marketing and sales to a managed services provider these days? What about financial benchmarketing, why is this important? HTG brings together IT partners from three countries quarterl... Continue reading