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Catch up on what has happened this week...

Thank you Veterans

Veterans Day is a time to reflect on the courage and fortitude of countless Americans who have served our Nation’s flag.It’s with a deep and shared sense of honor that we salute all our veterans – today and every day.

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To honor a Veteran I wanted to re-share this episode...

J Adam Oglesbee founded Warfeather in 2009 with the belief that a handshake and his word mean something when doing business. Over the past 13 years, Warfeather has grown from a one-person operation into a prominent small business that employs over 20 individuals. Oglesbee contributes Warfeather’s success to the two core values: the quality of work and the relationship with the customer are the most critical aspects of a project.

Oglesbee’s service in the US ARMY allowed him to travel the world, contributing to his expanded view on business, relationships, and the ability to look at both as they relate to the whole picture of any project. Oglesbee understands that every project is unique and complex but believes that Warfeather’s commitment to the same standard on every project puts the organization in a class of its own – Concierge Construction. Adam was honored to have been named Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year by the SBA for 2022. In 2006, he was also named one of Tulsa Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40.

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50,000 companies on hold because of GSA’s UEI validation problems

It’s now November, and the General Services Administration still hasn’t fixed the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) transition to the new validation service that began in April.

And as many as 50,000 companies and grantees still are waiting to fix validation issues that is causing delays in awards and in getting paid.

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Recommended Read - Harvard Business Review

In the authors’ work teaching and coaching thousands of managers, they have identified four traps – self-sufficiency, overthinking, procrastination and searching for the answer – that prevent leaders from taking the first steps necessary for considering and exploring possible new versions of themselves for the future. The authors have found ways to help leaders recognize which traps they are falling into and start imagining a way out — largely inspired by design thinking principles such as rapid prototyping, making ideas visual, and getting quick feedback.