Alloy Solutions Leadership Blog

In September 2020, we had a problem.

We were preparing for Leader-Chip, Alloy Solutions’ annual golf and leadership event at Quarry Oaks Golf Club. There was just one small complication:

We weren’t allowed inside the clubhouse. It was 2020. You remember.

No meeting room. No gathering inside. Even our awards ceremony would eventually take place outdoors on the driving range, with everyone appropriately spaced six feet apart. This presented an interesting challenge for an event designed around both leadership development and golf.  We weren’t excited about the prospect of just doing the “Chip” part of Leader-Chip.

So we got curious. If we couldn’t bring golfers into a conference room for leadership development, could we bring the leadership development onto the golf course?

Our answer had to be “yes.” And our answer was to make 18 videos. Yes. Eighteen.

We created three-minute videos on DISC, conflict management and resilience—six on each topic. Players watched one at every hole, a...

Reflecting on Lessons and Successes from a Jam-Packed 2019, by Ryan Hansen

Two weeks ago, I was in Centennial, Colorado, setting up for one of our biggest events of the year. Our team was bustling around, welcoming guests and setting out materials for the meeting portion of the day. It was a warm and sunny day at a golf course in this Denver suburb. Later, as our group took to the course for a quick golf scramble, I even managed a mild sunburn.

Wait a second. That was not two weeks ago - that was three months ago, at our Leader-Chip event in September. It sure feels like it was only two weeks ago - 2019 really is flying by! Today, in the heart of December, I'm sitting by a fireplace with a hot cup of coffee on hand and a chocolate Labrador lying across my feet (I don't mind, he's warm!).

It's easy for me to spend this time of year dreaming about our great, big plans for 2020 (trust me, they're big and they're bold). In fact, our team has spent a large part of November and December m...