<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kilman Advisors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kilman Advisors]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:55:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WHY GREAT LEADERS STOP TRYING TO BE EXPERTS AT EVERYTHING]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many things I do well. Home improvement is not one of them. My wife can tell you stories. Most projects I attempt eventually require a professional to undo whatever damage I've created. The same principle applies in business. Founders often become successful because they are exceptional at something. Building products. Creating software. Designing solutions. Serving customers. But success creates a trap. Eventually those same founders find themselves managing marketing, sales,...]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/post/why-great-leaders-stop-trying-to-be-experts-at-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39cf6d106e96afab5f94ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:13:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e68e9_b985f1f77ee543c59431f25ceca9aaed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Kilman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IS YOUR BUSINESS MODEL DEPRESSED?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When organizations hit difficult periods, most leaders move through predictable stages. I've seen it hundreds of times. First comes denial. "Everything is fine." Then comes anger. "The market is broken." Then bargaining. "If we just survive this quarter..." Eventually many organizations reach depression. They stop making decisions. They stop investing. They stop taking calculated risks. Progress stalls. Momentum disappears. The organizations that ultimately win reach a different stage:...]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/post/is-your-business-model-depressed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39cf41bc774dc6e46f76fb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:11:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e68e9_b985f1f77ee543c59431f25ceca9aaed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Kilman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I Going to Die Tonight?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago I found myself sitting in a hospital room asking a question I never expected to ask: "Am I going to die tonight?" What started as pain became something much bigger. Tests. Specialists. Procedures. Conversations I never thought I would have. That experience taught me lessons that apply far beyond healthcare. First, reality does not care whether we acknowledge it. Ignoring a problem rarely solves it. Whether it's your health, your relationships, or your business, the warning...]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/post/am-i-going-to-die-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39ced1bc774dc6e46f75e6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:10:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e68e9_b985f1f77ee543c59431f25ceca9aaed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Kilman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBQ VS. BAKING]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of people in the kitchen. The bakers. And the BBQ people. Bakers follow precise measurements. Every ingredient matters. Every step matters. Success comes from consistency and repetition. Then there are the BBQ people. We look at recipes as suggestions. A little more of this. A little less of that. Try something new. Adjust along the way. Business often works the same way. There are moments that require precision, process, and discipline. Financial reporting. Compliance....]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/post/bbq-vs-baking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39ce4572415ea9e53bd024</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:08:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e68e9_b985f1f77ee543c59431f25ceca9aaed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Kilman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Everybody knows your name]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time a customer felt genuinely known by your company? Not managed. Not processed. Not routed through a system. Known. One of my favorite places in the world is a neighborhood restaurant where I barely have time to sit down before someone says hello by name. They know what I drink. They remember stories from previous visits. They know my family. They know what matters to me. It is not the food that keeps me coming back. It is the experience. Too many businesses spend enormous...]]></description><link>https://www.kilmanadvisors.com/post/where-everybody-knows-your-name-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39ce0b72415ea9e53bcf74</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:06:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1e68e9_b985f1f77ee543c59431f25ceca9aaed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Kilman</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>