Shelley Hartman’s Post

Be a Dog in business and life. Three things we can learn from embracing a dog’s mindset: 🐕 1. AUTHENTICITY - Dogs wear their hearts on their sleeves, embodying authenticity in every wag of their tails. Likewise, successful business leaders are genuine, transparent, and true to their values. Embrace your unique qualities, foster a workplace culture that values authenticity, and watch as trust becomes the cornerstone of your leadership. 2. NOT CARING WHAT OTHERS THINK - Dogs live in the moment, oblivious to judgment or external opinions. In the business realm, effective leaders often need to tune out the noise and stay focused on their vision. By cultivating a mindset that isn't swayed by the fear of criticism, business leaders can make bold decisions, foster innovation, and steer their teams with confidence. 3. EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY - Dogs approach new situations with curiosity, not fear. Successful business leaders similarly view uncertainty as an opportunity rather than a threat. Embrace risk-taking as a natural part of the entrepreneurial journey. Those who dare to venture into the unknown often discover untapped potential and innovative solutions that lead to business growth and success. By embodying these qualities, leaders can create an environment that fosters authenticity, resilience, and a willingness to take calculated risks — essential ingredients for thriving in business. #Makeithappen #BusinessOutside Stuart Neilson Dan Hammond, Squadify Dave Brown Andrew Pawson John Ryan Michael Easter Brie Aletto Rob Mossman Anthony Pigliacampo Kyle Lefkoff BusinessOutside

Our PlsReturnIt Inc team filled this truck to the roof with bikes to resurrect the Oakland International High School bike program— lots of excited students and faculty are thrilled to get the program back after it disappeared during the pandemic. If anyone has a contact at Vista Outdoor Inc. to get some helmets donated or to buy at a discounted price, that would be amazing! This is one of the many pilots we’re running to make apparel, electronics and gear protected against loss by our return IDs easier to donate or resell… and if they’re truly at the end of their usable lives, making it extremely easy to recycle them.

Our founder, Triny Willerton, had the honor and is so grateful to participate in this campaign with CDOT. Please share this public service announcement and help us put an end to distracted driving. In our latest Distracted Driving campaign, we partnered with Dr. Molly Thiessen, a local doctor, and the survivor of a distracted driving crash, Triny Willerton. With two local voices to champion against distracted driving, the campaign uses mathematics and on-screen graphics to create a simulation, showing how a driver opening a fast food sandwich while driving can take their eyes off the road for 3 seconds, which is long enough to miss 20 cyclists on the road. Triny Willerton was riding her bike when a distracted driver hit her. And he also never saw her. Don’t take your eyes off the road. Whether it’s a phone or food, it can wait. Don’t drive distracted. Distracted driving is one the leading causes of crashes and fatalities in Colorado. Any behavior that takes your focus away from the road is dangerous. That includes eating, texting, talking on the phone or to a passenger, looking after children or pets, reading, or watching videos. It’s dangerous, but more than 90% of Colorado drivers self-report driving distracted. And we’re seeing that effect on our roads. In 2020, distracted drivers were involved in 10,166 crashes on Colorado’s roads, injuring 1,4476 and killing 68. Unfortunately, many Coloradoans regularly drive distracted to the point that’s it becoming normalized. Not only is driving distracted dangerous, driving while texting is six times more dangerous than drunk driving, according to NHTSA. Don’t drive distracted. Shift into safe. #itcouldbeme #dropthedistraction #cdot #NHTSA #usdot #nrss #visionzero City of Boulder NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA National Safety Council League of American Bicyclists Colorado Department of Transportation USDOT Research and Technology Denver Regional Council of Governments Ryan Frankel Jennifer Homendy Active Towns Sarah Abel Aaron Brockett Chris Carmichael

Supporting a Local Community is Important This is a critical week for Cyclists 4 Community in Boulder, Colorado as we host our big fundraising event on Friday the 19th at 6:00 (buy tickets or donate: https://lnkd.in/gTvbDteY). This little nonprofit that started 10 years ago is going to positively impact the community again starting this summer - we are going to save lives! That is why supporting a local community is important - we have to be involved and engaged. Work on the North Foothills Path Study has begun: Boulder County named https://www.otak.com/ as the contractor to perform this summer's feasibility study for the North Foothills Path, a separated bikeway between Boulder and Lyons. 36 is one of the most dangerous roads in the state. Support for C4C makes this study possible. It's the first real step towards actually constructing such a path. This has been a big goal of C4C for many years and it is so great to see it come together. Hear more about it and all the great work we are doing at our Crank-It-Forward event this week! #c4c #community #lockton #nonprofit #boulder