Fresh insights to jump start your week from Cannon Financial Institute's Executive Chairman, Phil Buchanan.
What differentiates quality? In this episode, we encourage you to look beyond the “raw ingredients” of a product or service into the subtle details and cumulative efforts which create a client’s expe…
Today, Phil is joined by Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Alliances, Theresa Silcox. The two discuss their viewpoints on relationships and how to strengthen and protect those relations…
With this first episode of the new year, we are setting the bar high. The challenge, eliminate the phrase “good enough” from your vocabulary.
For too long, these two words have been muttered witho…
As the old saying goes, “life is too short to cry over spilled milk,” and this week we encourage you to leave that “spilled milk” and any bad experiences in 2017 behind. It is the time of year to reo…
'Twas the Thursday before Christmas
and we have a poem to share;
To remind us all
of the best gift this time of year.
These next few days as you prepare for Christmas Day – baking cookies for Santa, …
As Bill Murray so aptly described in the famous movie Scrooge, the holiday season is a time we “act a little nicer, we smile a little easier and we cheer a little more.” Some people do this naturally…
You’re playing a round of golf and the conditions are quite favorable – the greens are slightly grown out and thus a bit slower, the weather is calm and the pin placements are all in relatively easy …
According to Urban Dictionary, “Adulting” is a term typically used by those who “adult” less than 50% of the time, and describes an individual who seeks to carry out “one or more of the duties and re…
Today, Phil is joined by Cannon Executive Vice President and Director of R&D, Bill Trigleth. The two share their unique perspectives on the integration of new technology, joint projects with upper ma…
It’s the season of Christmas trees and menorahs, eggnog and candy canes, where we, as business professionals, traditionally send holiday cards, nuts, and chocolates to our clients and influencers. B…
What are you thankful for? A game of golf or a Saturday spent watching your favorite college football team? Is it a glass of bourbon enjoyed by a fire? Perhaps you are thankful for the change in seas…
From the sounds of Patsy Cline to the tunes of Cane Brown, country music often tells compelling stories or shares lessons learned. Whether you are a fan of country music, rock n’ roll, or pop, you ca…
We, as humans, are subject to our own biases. Even the most self-aware individual can limit themselves by unconsciously acting on pre-conceived stereotypes or judgments. Biases are unfortunately buil…
Cultural fit and the internal relationships we develop with our colleagues are essential to success and happiness. Whether we like it or not, the actions and behaviors of other individuals will impac…
Richard Thaler, acclaimed American economist, professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and founding father of the “nudge” theory has been a…
For some reason, our failures always seem to resonate deeper than our successes. Why is that? Why are we more agitated by a loss than excited by a win? Why the Hubris?
In a practice that has achieved…
Have you ever had an experience while working with someone where you ask yourself, “Why do I have to deal with this person?” Well today we answer that question for you.
In this episode, we examine th…
In today’s episode, we evaluate our practice from the client’s perspective. What does the prospect see? What opinions do they form? When a client chooses your firm, do they feel confident that they’v…
Today, Cannon Financial Institute is excited to announce the launch of First Friday Feedback, a sister podcast to Monday Morning Mojo and the Cannon Curve. In this series, our host, Phil Buchanan, wi…
300 Monday mornings ago we launched the pilot episode of this podcast series. Our mission? To begin each week by providing insight and new perspectives deliberately designed to help motivate and insp…