Articles by Phil Klutts
About Phil Klutts
Phil Klutts helps businesses and leaders navigate from where they are to where they want to be. His leadership experience spans teams and projects at all levels of organizations, from Fortune 200 companies to startups. As a coach and consultant, he helps leaders gain the clarity and confidence they need to succeed.
Phil is the Managing Partner at Edmond Business and Founder at 405 Leadership Advisors, but finds the most satisfaction in raising his two boys with Tara, his wife of over 17 years. They live in Edmond and stay engaged in the community through church, school, and various other organizations.
When you think about local businesses, public schools don’t typically come to mind. Education is often considered by many as being in its own category, apart from corporations, small businesses, and even nonprofits. Yet, there are many aspects of schools that overlap with more traditional companies. That includes: Customer satisfaction (both parents and students) People…
Over two weeks in December, S&B’s Burger Joint in Edmond moved two miles west to their new location at 1000 W. 192nd Street. The previous site at 840 West Danforth closed on December 2. The new location, one of eleven across the state, opened to the public on Monday, December 14. S&B’s continues to offer…
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time By Jeff Sutherland and J.J. Sutherland You may be tempted to ignore this book review when you see the title — Scrum. You might be thinking it only beneficial for a rugby team or the software coders in your life. I was surprised…
2020 may have been the best year for a reset. Shutdowns, social distancing, and quarantines caused many businesses to struggle. Losing revenue was a harsh reality for most retailers and restaurants. For most, this was not by choice and they worked hard to facilitate business through all the changes and restrictions. One popular local restaurant…
Edmond-based Pharmacy Providers of Oklahoma (PPOk) has partnered with Wheeler Labs, located in OKC, to distribute saliva-based home testing kits across Oklahoma. PPOk provides many different services to their network of pharmacies. They are membership owned and not-for-profit with a purpose to “ensure the viability, success, and competitiveness of its participating pharmacies.” PPOk’s offices are…
Fix This Next By Mike Michalowicz Mike Michalowicz has written another fantastic book for business owners. He is a proven entrepreneur, starting and growing multiple businesses, and writes practical books to benefit other owners. In his latest book, Fix This Next, Michalowicz combines his experience into a new framework that addresses problems in any type…
Hanging Christmas lights is a chore for many residents and businesses. Most people don’t hang off roofs or climb ladders for fun. Luckily for Edmond residents, a host of companies accept the risks that come with heights, electricity, and Oklahoma weather to spread holiday joy. Crews began hanging Christmas lights on commercial buildings in the…
I forgot how much I like this book. Published in 2017, Radical Candor was recommended to me by a colleague two years ago. I read it then and started applying some of the mindsets and tactics. When I picked up the book to begin reviewing my notes and start reading it again, I was reminded of the wisdom included and found more nuggets that I missed the first time.
Work The System By Sam Carpenter, published in 2008 There are a few books that come across your desk that change your perspective and impact you more than others. Work The System, by Sam Carpenter, is one of those books for me. It was recommended to me four years ago from a business coach at…
Building a StoryBrand By Donald Miller If you don’t know Donald Miller as the CEO of StoryBrand, a marketing consultancy, then you might remember him as the bestselling author of the books Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. The ideas and life journey he shares in those two books are…
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