[caption id="attachment_91" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="August 2013 Greenville Chamber Small Business of the Month Award Presentation for The HAYES Approach: Chamber Board Chair Luanne Runge, The HAYES Approach’s Derek Raucci, Carolyn Elsea, Vernon Hayes and Bob Kunkle, Award Sponsor Ken Pelanda/Charter Business, Award Recipient Leslie Hayes, Award Committee Representative Debbie Nelson/DNA Creative, and Chamber President/CEO Ben Haskew."][/caption] We had the honor of recognizing The Hayes Approach as our August 2013 Small Business of the Month Award winner this morning. The HAYES Approach was launched in April 2007 by Leslie and Vernon Hayes with the vision that all organizations, regardless of size, with locations in the Southeast, can have access to customized, world-class organizational behavior support in the areas of strategic planning, leadership coaching, human resources support, and training and development. Leslie and Vernon have attracted an amazing team of caring, talented, committed people who are an active part of creating new opportunities and making sure the company lives up to its values. I personally love the fact that they invited their whole team to participate in the award ceremony! In addition to providing top notch training and organizational management services for their clients, the company typically serves two pro-bono non-profit clients each year. They also give a percentage of profits to local charitable organizations. Among their guiding principles are the beliefs that:

• Every person is created with a purpose that they desire to fulfill, both individually and through the organizations and companies to which they belong.
• Goals are more likely to be achieved when three core items are understood:  (1) where we are, (2) where we’re going, (3) how to get there.
• All people and organizations benefit from the guidance and encouragement of an objective third party.

The Hayes Approach became active in the Chamber at their inception - and have shared their knowledge and expertise with groups from our young professionals (PULSE) to Human Resources forums. If you want someone to listen to your current organizational issues or assist you with personal clarity around your business goals, the good people at The HAYES Approach are fond of saying, “Let’s have a cup of coffee and you can tell us all about it.” Take them up on it! The Small Business of the Month is chosen by a selection committee from nominations provided by Greenville Chamber members. Our presenting sponsor for this award is Charter Business.  Click here to nominate a small business.