Archive for the ‘All News & Opinion’ Category
Hauck Returns as Grizzly Mentor
By ERIC TABER - Director of Athletics Kent Haslam has named former Grizzly head coach Bobby Hauck as the 37th head football coach at the University of Montana.... more
Be Safe, Be Seen: Bike Light Campaign Underway
Missoula is renewing its efforts to keep people safe when riding bikes at night.... more
I Went To The Gym Once. Didn’t Work.
By MARK RIFFEY - Going to the gym once doesn’t produce ideal results. Neither does inconsistent execution. Consistency breeds trust, unless you're consistently bad.... more
Fuel The Rise Of Two Pizza Teams
By MARK RIFFEY - How can Montana communities fuel the formation of two pizza teams?... more
Bird Hunter Shoots, Kills Charging Grizzly Near Front
By BRUCE AUCHLY - A pheasant hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear Nov. 4 near Pendroy along the Rocky Mountain Front that charged him.... more
Using Comfortable Tools
By MARK RIFFEY - Is there a balance between complacency and thrashing from tool to tool?... more
Selling Someone Else’s Products
By MARK RIFFEY - When you consider selling someone else’s products, it’s critical to assess whether the product is germane to what you do.... more
The Ingredients Of Effective Criticism
By MARK RIFFEY - Today we’re going to use a common political event (and some football) to discuss the effective delivery of criticism.... more
Why Your Growing Company Needs To Work Slower
By MARK RIFFEY - When you work slower, you create time and space to help eliminate the bumps and potholes in your processes. “Slow is smooth” takes shape. ... more
The Premium Price Lesson Taught By Craft Beer
By MARK RIFFEY - Testing new product / service / price tiers could result in a new way of doing business.... more
Is It Better To Keep A Customer, Or Replace Them?
By MARK RIFFEY - Well cared for clients tend to buy more, buy more often, & for a longer period of time.... more
Training: Improves Sales, Improves Ops
By MARK RIFFEY - Do your people know your products & understand your prospects' problems?... more
Accepting Change – How Can You Help?
By MARK RIFFEY - Your challenge: Determine what’s necessary to reduce resistance to the point that your prospects will consider making a change. ... more
Missoula Parks and Rec Glow Fest: Call for Art
By BECKY GOODRICH - Missoula Parks and Recreation is looking for visual artists to showcase their work for Glow Fest at the Fort.... more
Finding Big Opportunities in Big Sky Country
Why you should "Make it Montana" when it comes to doing business.... more
Where’s The Friction?
By MARK RIFFEY - What do you repeatedly force your clients to do that they simply shouldn't have to do?... more
Work, Caring, And Filtering Employers
By MARK RIFFEY - Are you looking for a solid, well-run company to grow with? This will help.... more
Be Aware of Fire Restrictions on FWP Lands
By JOLEEN TADEJ - fire restrictions are going into effect on many Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks properties.... more
“Sink Or Swim” Isn’t Training
By MARK RIFFEY - I'll go back because that guy made a routine purchase memorable.... more
Listen to Clients. They Say The Darndest Things
By MARK RIFFEY - When you listen to clients openly and without an agenda, the value of what you learn can be huge.... more
Snake Season
By BRUCE AUCHLY - Not a hunting season, but a season to admire Montana’s snakes for what they are: a vital cog in the natural world.... more
No Fireworks on FWP Property Including Fishing Access Sites
By JOLEEN TADEJ - Visiting a Montana fishing access site on the July 4th is a great idea – just leave the fireworks at home.... more
Leads: Like a Friend Who Needs Advice
By MARK RIFFEY - A good list treats leads like a friend who needs advice.... more
U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Delists Grizzlies in the Yellowstone Ecosystem
By GREG LEMON - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will be removed from the Endangered Species List.... more
Montana’s Wolf Population Still Strong
By GREG LEMON - Wolf numbers in Montana remained healthy in 2016 and more than three times the federally-mandated minimums.... more
Downtown Missoula’s Out to Lunch Launches June 7
The 32nd annual Out to Lunch Summer Series in Caras Park kicks off its 13-week schedule on Wednesday, June 7. ... more
Being Prepared For Employee Turnover
By MARK RIFFEY - One of the most expensive activities your business can experience is employee turnover. When employees leave, a piece of the company leaves with them.... more
Registration Open for Griz Basketball Summer Camps
Montana head basketball coach Travis DeCuire has announced the Grizzlies lineup of 2017 boys summer camps. Sign-up now!... more
Enjoy Memorial Day on the Water, But be Safe, Know the Rules and Clean Drain Dry
By JOLEEN TADEJ - Enjoy Memorial Day on the water, but keep in mind the new rules aimed at limiting and preventing aquatic invasive species. ... more
Client Care and Feeding – A Strategic Responsibility
By MARK RIFFEY - The custody, guardianship and defense of your clients is a strategic responsibility.... more
Official Beer List Released for 25th Annual Garden City BrewFest
The 25th annual Garden City BrewFest will take place Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Caras Park from noon to 8 pm featuting over 70 draft beers.... more
Try A Dashboard To Share Your Metrics
By MARK RIFFEY - When your team can easily wrap their heads around the numbers critical to their department, it'll change their behavior.... more
Encourage Them To Climb The Ladder
By MARK RIFFEY - Every business should seek ways to provide an ascension ladder for their clientele - and create the desire to climb it.... more
Glacier Park Plows Make Quick Progress Past The Loop
By DILLON TABISH - Barely two weeks into their winter-clearing work, the road crew on the west side of Glacier National Park has already plowed a large portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road.... more
Is There Truth In Your Advertising?
By MARK RIFFEY - It takes one time for people to lose trust in your advertising. ONE TIME.... more
What Halftime Advice Do You Give Your Staff?
By MARK RIFFEY - Halftime provides a natural break in the action to reflect, assess, adjust and re-engage. For a company, use them like a timeout.... more
Mount Jumbo South Zone closure Extended to March 31
By BECKY GOODRICH - The Mount Jumbo winter wildlife closure has been extended to protect wintering elk. The area traditionally opens March 15.... more
Protecting Traditional Assets Isn’t Enough
By MARK RIFFEY - Are all of your most valuable assets being protected, or only those your insurance & bank care about?... more
Consistent Experience
By MARK RIFFEY - How does your sidewalk reflect on your ability to credit a payment or deliver a meal?... more
When Hiring, Choose Commitment Over Ego
By MARK RIFFEY - The difference between a strong business leader and a weak one is easily detected: Who do they surround themselves with – and why?... more
Chaos, Panic And Other Delights
By MARK RIFFEY - How your team handles recovery from a mistake is often more important than the mistake.... more
Liz Marchi: Birthdays, Vacation and Tornadoes
By LIZ MARCHI -I will be looking for the fog to lift and the sun to warm my little Polson, Montana. May we all have that experience as our year unfolds.... more
Keep Your Eye On The Ball
By MARK RIFFEY - After every election, it's painfully easy to lose focus. Don't.... more
Warming Up Your Cold Email
By MARK RIFFEY - With double digit below zero weather arriving in Montana this week, the last thing any of us need is a cold email.... more
Liz Marchi: Riding it Over the Top
By LIZ MARCHI -Riding it Over the Top for me, well this photo says it all! Happy Monday snow day in Montana!... more
Liz Marchi: 2017–It’s Here!
By LIZ MARCHI - In gratitude, I begin a New Year so thankful for the journey traveled and the road ahead. May your 2017 be rich in friends, family, health and happiness.... more
Brainstorming A 2017 Business Roadmap
By MARK RIFFEY - Ready to start working through the first task on the detailed 2017 business roadmap that you painstakingly carved out over the last month? ... more
Preparing to Sell Your Business…Or Not
By MARK RIFFEY - As you get a little older, one of the natural things you start to think about is “What am I going to do with this business?”... more
Liz Marchi: Home
By LIZ MARCHI - I don’t know if it’s the holidays, winter or age, but of late “there is no place like home.”... more
Liz Marchi: Getting Over It
By LIZ MARCHI - Aging lesson number 789, getting over it takes longer. Give yourself some space.... more