The Business Times

3 weeks ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Marcus Straub

Leadership is more than a title. It’s a responsibility demonstrated through actions. If you’ve ever encountered a leader who was irrational, dismissive or even demeaning, you’ve experienced firsthand how poor leadership erodes trust, damages morale and disrupts progress. When leaders contribute to dysfunction instead of offering solutions, loyalty fades, respect vanishes, and their influence weakens. But here’s the reality: You are a leader, whether you acknowledge it or not.

3 weeks ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

And just how do I know this, you may ask? Well, I could reference the emails I get from longtime readers telling me they are enjoying the more frequent, and more community-news-based, coverage. I could mention the phone calls from friends and associates who express to me how they see our move to weekly is not only good for newsreaders in the community, but a smart business decision as well.

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Craig Hall

Just when you thought Colorado couldn’t possibly need any more legislation, Gov. Jarod Polis shows up again and again on your Facebook wall signing into law another piece of recently passed legislation with smiling supporters in the background. And Facebook users better get used to seeing these posts, because our state legislature passed 485 pieces of legislation this past session.

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Paula Reece

When I think of positivity, I think of how important it has become in my life. I have learned that being positive is not the absence of things going wrong, because it doesn’t matter how positive you are, things will still go wrong, be upsetting and cause conflict. What I have learned is that being positive gives you a different path in which to look at things, other people and life’s events.

1 month ago | thebusinesstimes.com | Marcus Straub

Business owners and managers frequently ask me, “How do you teach people to think?”This profound question can lead to substantial improvements in results. The answer lies in becoming a mentor and an effective communicator, consistently encouraging team members to think independently. There is a tendency among business owners and managers to provide answers rather than investing time with team members to help them discover solutions. This is often due to the belief that it saves time.