Picture this: You’ve spent weeks jotting down notes for a brainstorming session with your teammates. You’re excited to hear their ideas. The day has finally arrived. You sit down in the session, and. . . Crickets. Maybe you volunteer an idea and get several nods of approval before the dead air fills the room again. What went…
Athens Church was planted in Columbus, Indiana, to live out a specific mission—to see a people, city, and world awakened to the glory of God. After launching in 2016, the church had grown and established itself as a thriving, gospel-centered community of believers. When we started working with them in 2019, they occupied a clear…
2022 was a busy year for Anna Montgomery & Co, for the small businesses and nonprofits that we partnered with, and probably for you, too. We’re already looking ahead to what’s coming in 2023, but we also want to take time to look back and both reflect on and celebrate this past year. With that,…
Creating and building an email list can be tedious. You do the work and spend the time gathering new subscribers only to find out you need to then continuously maintain an email list. What does it even mean to maintain an email list? Things like weeding out inactive contacts and sending unsubscribe campaigns are really…
As the leader of an organization, you’ve undoubtedly been faced with the challenge of delivering difficult feedback. While we may generally agree that feedback is an important part of growth, most of us are pretty uncomfortable communicating it. We don’t want to be perceived as arrogant or uncaring, and we know our words have the…
Building a strong relationship with your customers is key to having a successful business. If you’ve been around Anna Montgomery & Co very long, you probably already know that we believe one of the best ways to build strong relationships is by cultivating trust. There are lots of factors that are important in building trust…
A big part of any job is giving and receiving feedback. It’s where many of us spend a significant amount of time, and when it’s not done well, man, is it painful. Not all feedback is helpful feedback. Have you ever heard (or said) something like this? “That font is too pointy.” “We can’t use…
There comes a time when every organization must face a cold reality—developing a consistent written voice can be hard. “Wait a second,” you might say to yourself, “my organization doesn’t really do much with writing.” But think about it—chances are, you have already sent a text, drafted an email, or otherwise written something down since…
Good stories are all around us. Through stories, family and friends share their daily lives and experiences, teachers their studies, philosophers their thoughts, novelists their tales, and co-workers their rants. Stories help us understand and remember information by moving us to action, bringing us to tears, and giving us joy. Some can even change our…
