Rethink Blog
At CTLF, we are committed to fulfilling our mission of fostering thought leadership and empowering the leaders within our community. With ReThink, we offer thought-provoking content and unique perspectives that will expand your thinking and inspire you to become a better leader.
People Revolution
A message from Kendra Prospero, CTLF Board of Advisor and Founder & CEO of Turning the Corner: I have always wanted everyone to love their job. Ever since I was a little girl, I get itchy when I hear someone say that they don’t like their job. We give up the best...
The Balancing Act (Special Edition: Podcast)
Tune into Episode 9 of The Balancing Act Podcast to hear a conversation about how leadership growth and development elevates individuals, teams, businesses, and communities with Xan Pearson, CEO & President of the Colorado Thought Leaders Forum and Ed Schenkein,...
The Power of Community
A message from Xan Pearson: "The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are." -Malcolm Gladwell I have been thinking a lot about the power of community lately. I witness it every day in our CTLF...
Developing Your People
A message from Anthony Lambatos, CTLF Board of Advisor and Founder of Footers Catering: Many businesses understand that people are their most important asset and will profess that they value them as such. Yet there continues to be a large portion of the employee pool...
The Seven Pillars of Insight
A message from Xan Pearson: At CTLF, we believe that HEART is essential to developing better business leaders who, in turn, create better companies resulting in a positive impact on their employees, their communities, and ultimately the world. Self-awareness is an...
Cultivating Humility: It’s Not All About You…Or Is It?
A message from Xan Pearson: “The more committed you are to building self-awareness, the more empathy and grace you learn to extend to yourself.” – Dr. Tasha Eurich As you go about your daily life, how much time and energy do you spend focused on yourself? It’s...
Self-Awareness: How are you using it?
A message from Xan Pearson: New Year’s Resolutions. How many of us dedicated time in December for reflection and self-awareness with the goal of resolving any number of worthy endeavors, only to discover those earnest commitments to self-improvement have fallen victim...
Why HEART-Level Leadership?
A message from Xan: Over the past nine months, I have spoken extensively with our members and listened carefully to them about what it is that makes CTLF special and how this community has impacted their lives and their businesses. While the answers varied, they had...
2022 Year in Review
A Message from Xan Pearson, CEO As 2022 draws to a close, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on all that’s happened this past year at CTLF. The proverbial turn the calendar will be here before we know it. And while most of the world subscribes to the good old...
Congratulations to Michael Maynes, recipient of the 2022 HEART-Level Leadership Award
Michael Maynes is the Chief Revenue Officer of CIENCE Technologies, an Inc. 5000 company that provides sophisticated B2B lead generation services for some of the best brands, enterprise companies, and start-ups in the world. CIENCE’s “People-as-a Service” approach...