Typical Situation: Our client has health insurance with a high deductible health insurance plans to reduce costs.
 
When you hear a business owner say:
·         “The cost of health insurance is affecting my bottom line.”
·         “we have implemented or are thinking about implementing a High Deductible plan to reduce costs.”
 
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) offers employer groups and consumers two Health Savings Products – one being a no fee HSA and HSA with mutual fund investment options.
 
How they Work They start with a conversation and an email template that is sent prior to or after the conversation. The objective is to review the two products and account opening options the employer can select from (online, paper, URL Links for portals etc.)Once onboard they can provide education, webinars and onsite where applicable.

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Typical Situation: Our client is experiencing; employee turnover, lack of engagement of their employees, managers/ leaders who aren’t leading. The team is not meeting the long term growth strategy and the organization needs to improve leadership performance at all levels
 
When you hear a business owner say:
·         “I know these people can manage this, they just aren’t .”
 
Leadership Training Professionals will partner to identify the critical challenges facing organizations in the future, identify what leaders need to know, do and believe differently to succeed in the future, and develop solutions on how to better prepare leaders for the future.
 
How they Work The Consultant visits with the client, conducts an assessment and submits proposal. They recommend actions that are either focused on training & development or organizational development, and deliver & evaluate on the agreed upon products and services offered.

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Last year, on the Monday after the Super Bowl, I was very happy to say that the Broncos won and wrote about the Succession Plan they had in place. Since then there have been some bumps and bruises, but they are still on track. They have a plan and are smart enough to adjust it in order to succeed.

This year, the Boston area is celebrating a New England Patriot Super Bowl Victory. I do have to admit I was pulling for the Atlanta Falcons to win their first Super Bowl. I was very confident they would do it, but right before halftime said, “This might end up being the greatest come-back in Super Bowl history.” I said it half-hearted, but I did realize that the combination of the greatest head coach and greatest quarterback of all time were not finished.

Bill Belichick is an excellent game planner. You give him 2 weeks and will put together a winning plan. He sticks with the plan, maybe making an adjustment here and another one there. But he always seems to come out on top. He has the right people, doing specifically the things he has planned.

Tom Brady is an excellent quarterback. He not only has the talent and skills to win, he has the poise to lead others to the ultimate goal.

What can business owners learn from this? Planning is key. When you put time into planning the success of your business, you can handle anything that comes your way. When you have the right people doing the right jobs, you can get past anything and succeed.
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Congratulations to the whole Patriots organization. You have a sustained plan for success.