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For the fifth consecutive year, TiER1 Performance Solutions has been named a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce “Emerging 30” honoree.  The Emerging 30 program recognizes the fastest growing small businesses having an impact on the local economy. To be included on the list, companies must be a current Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce member or headquartered in Boone, Kenton, or Campbell counties; in operation for at least three years; be privately held; have fewer than 150 employees; and have revenues exceeding $250,000 with an average annual revenue growth of 15 percent or more over...

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TiER1 was named to the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth year in a row! Inc. 5000 recognizes the 5000 fastest growing private companies in America. This year TiER1 was ranked #1993, which is our highest ranking so far.    In addition to the overall list, TiER1 ranks #141 in the Business Products and Services Industry and #11 in Kentucky. We have grown 135% in the past three years! We are extremely excited about this year’s ranking as it truly indicates how we’ve grown these past 10 years. We are honored to be on this list, and are grateful to our partners, clients and friends whose support...

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Author Jonah Lehrer explains in his presentation, "The Origins of Creative Insight & Why You Need Grit" that "The answer will only arrive after we stop looking for it." The "grit" that Lehrer is discussing is the difference maker between those who are phenomenally creative and successful at solving major problems, and those who aren't. Grit is a "single-minded persistence that helps [successful people] keep their eye  on the prize and pushing ever-forward when the 'aha!' moments aren't around". Lehrer discusses that the way to solve looming, difficult problems is not always to just keep...

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A few months ago our team found ourselves in a pickle trying to develop high-fidelity courses in Lectora with a tight budget and a quick turnaround – a story I’m sure many of you can relate to. Perhaps this story will help your team develop better high quality courses with more efficiency. How do you create a skill-based course efficiently and effectively?  Our team was working on a series of courses that were skill-based and required a lot of steps, sub-steps, and images – a storyboarding and development nightmare! Not only was the learning problem difficult, but this was a low-budget,...

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