Welcome to March! March is an interesting time for weather in Colorado. Sometimes we get rain. Sometimes it snows. And this year—70° weather! It has been an unusually warm and dry winter, which has certainly impacted our water table, tourism revenue, and wildlife. Our snowpack is 60% lower than the 30-year average. The impact on our ski resorts is particularly challenging. Many Colorado mountain communities rely on tourism revenue for both winter and summer activities. This puts a tremendous...

5 Ways to Improve Company Culture By Building Kind Places to Work The Oxford Dictionary  defines kindness as, “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate”. A true act of kindness is generated from a desire to connect to another, without an expectation of something in return. It is the basis of building positive relationships of any kind, and in the workplace, it is no different. However, when applying kindness within the workplace, the statistics are not optimistic. In 2025, 91%...

Engagement Challenges for Leaders of Remote Teams The rise of virtual workspaces has been incredible since COVID drove everyone out of office settings and into their homes. This historical shift in the work environment has led many companies to ditch or downsize brick-and-mortar offices and opt to keep their teams remote. This has had a host of benefits for employees and companies. Employees save time and money by not commuting to work. They have more opportunities to be available to their...