Merry Christmas!

Zoom Zoom!

Don't look like you don't know me!

Stop looking past me!

Heather Adams ~ Partner Indianapolis Indiana

Dewayne!!

Close your eyes and show us your teeth!

Destiny's Child!

Nah, Destiny in Starkey older technology!

Rhiannon Workman ~ Regional Director Starkey
Dr. Linda Muscarlleo ~ Corporate Clinical Specialist/Partner Chicago Niles Office
Samantha Sikorski ~ Partner Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Ameican Idol tryouts

Darn I'm too old!

Brian Highfill ~ Cofounder/Owner AccuQuest
Brandon Swalish ~ Vice Pres Sales Starkey
Chris McCormick ~ Marketing Director Starkey

Where is Crocodile DelaCruz?

Stupid!

Brett Thompson ~ Partner Peroria , Illinois Region
Julie Pabst ~ Partner Lansing, Michigan

"Julie, that is a great look", Brett said.

Rodzilla!

The Beast!
Wonderful bifocals. I'm sure they help while looking in ears!

Rodney Guza ~ Partner Minnesota West Region

You have just one...

A one night stay at the Super eight motel!

Lyn Callaway ~ Partner San Diego California

You are getting sleepy!

You will buy $7,000 worth of hearing aids today. When I count to ten... you will no longer remember this moment!

Training 2009

Training 2009

Can you hear me now?

Bill Austin ~ Starkey Founder/Owner
Matt Clark ~ Director Partner Development

"Matt I'm afraid you can't hear for crap. Stay off the loud wrap music!"

Boy Howdy!

Mitzie Slayden ~ Partner Nashville Tennessee
Music City's own! You are a Star!

Welcome to Fantasy Island!

Mark Hall ~ Guitartist/Partner Boston Mass

Long Island James Tea

James Wilson ~ Partner Indianapolis Indiana

James you look studious! You are an audiologist!

Chip the Thinker

Chip Mc Donald ~ Partner Savannah Georgia

I'll take a BigMac!

Hugga Bugga!

Dewayne Casey ~ Partner Savannah Georgia

Dude what's up?

Florida in the House!

Sarah Sias ~ Partner Northeast Florida
Nice to have you.

Daaahh!

Dewayne Casey ~ Partner in Georgia.

Need we say more!!!

Starkey Training Fall 2009

BrookField Wisconsin

Ribbon Ceremony

John Dunne ~ Partner
Matt Clark ~ Director Partner Development

Grand Opening Wisconsin

These pictures are from our ribbon cutting event on Friday November 13, at the Brookfield office. The Chamber of Commerce helped set this up for us. It was attended by the Mayor of Brookfield (Jeff Speaker) and his assistants, 8 patients, Matt Clark, The Brookfield newspaper, and the management team from the Chamber of Commerce. Tiffany cut the ribbon

John Dunne ~ Partner
Tiffany ~ PCC

THANX CHICAGO

We are forever in your debt......until next year!

Accuquest Bloomington, That's Minnesota

Get Out There and Try Something

A good word from Tom Peters and Robert Waterman’s In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies:

Just as you don’t learn anything in science without experimenting, you don’t learn anything in business without trying, failing, and trying again. The trick, and it’s a tough one, is a common cultural understanding of what kind of failure is okay and what kind leads to disaster. But don’t kid yourself. No amount of analysis, especially market research, will lead to true innovation.

Or, as Jim Collins puts it, “try a lot of stuff and keep what works.” That is, branch and prune:

The idea is simple: If you add enough branches to a tree (variation) and intelligently prune the deadwood (selection), then you’ll likely evolve into a collection of healthy branches well positioned to prosper in an ever-changing environment. (Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, 146).

And this doesn’t just apply to your business or organization. It applies to the rest of your life as well. Try stuff. Make things happen. Build on what works.

Posted by J. Curtis Watson
HT: What's Best Next