Peer Power Blog

On the plane ride home from Dallas, our team was talking and spending some time doing an informal debrief of our week together at the 2013 HTG Summit. I thought it would be good to review some of the great events and activities of the week we just experienced.  So over the next few posts, I'll summarize the view from where I sit. If I could sum up the feeling behind many of our shared observations and comments it would be two-fold: Proud and Thankful. I leave the week feeling proud of our team and how they are choosing to lead through change, proud of so many of you and how you are engaging, and profoundly humbled and thankful to be a part of the HTG journey together. I spent tim... Continue reading

This past week Christy and I were in Dallas to take a look at potential venues for our next spring Summit in 2012.  This blog post is not about our selection – we aren’t done with that yet – but rather about the unbelievable customer experience we had on our visit.  I was actually in Tampa on Tues – Thurs at the ConnectWise advisory council meeting.  That was in itself a great experience as we focused on talking about how ConnectWise could continue to help us grow our companies.  It isn’t about features – it is more about learning how to truly leverage the functionality to drive business.  We discussed the reality that all of us have way more tool potential that we need to put into action.  ... Continue reading

What a week we just experienced at HTG Summit 2011 in Dallas.  I wanted to take a minute to let people know the magnitude of the event we just completed, and thank those who really are the stars.  HTG has a very small staff to serve our 250 members and over 50 vendor sponsors.  Three full time, one part time, an old guy, and some youngsters who we recruit for our events.  It is a lot of work and some very long days leading up to and during the event.  I want to highlight the team for you and give credit where credit is due. Scott Scrogin is Hercules in my book.  He carries the weight of the HTG program on his shoulders and makes it happen.  Scott manages to keep our members placed in the ri... Continue reading

On March 18th at 11AM Eastern, Stuart Crawford and myself will be joined on Blogtalk radio by Bob Burg, author of "The Go Giver" and more importantly to many of us - the keynote speaker for our upcoming HTG Summit meeting in Dallas on April 21. The current schedule is at http://www.htgmembers.com/HTGSummit09/Agenda.htm. Bob is a gifted communicator and will be with us to discuss our upcoming event and help us set the stage for a fantastic three days in Dallas in a few weeks. This is a call in program and you can join us that day at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smb/2009/03/18/The-Go-Giver-with-Bob-Burg. And do not forget, if you want to call in live and speak with us, be sure to dial 646-... Continue reading