Jared Polis was sworn in Tuesday as Colorado's 43rd governor, expressing optimism about the state's future in his inaugural address. The Democrat took the oath of office alongside his partner, Marlon Reis, the state's new first gentleman, under sunny skies on the West Steps of the State Capitol in Denver. The 43-year-old former Boulder congressman and tech entrepreneur now leads a state government dominated by his fellow Democrats, who hold all statewide government offices and control both chambers of the Legislature. 

Jared Polis took the oath of office as Colorado's 43rd governor under bright skies Tuesday, offering an address that was short on policy plans but long on promises that the former Democratic congressman will work to incorporate diverse ideas into his administration. In a ceremony where both prayers and poems incorporated criticism of the current federal government, Polis offered outreach to try to heal the increasing partisan divide and said that he will work especially to try to find ways to help people be able to afford health care, their homes and their children's educations. After taking a selfie of the crowd with his cell phone and tweeting it out to begin the speech, the Boulderite seemed during the roughly 15-minute address to go out of his way to assuage fears that his liberal viewpoints will shut out the voices of those with different political viewpoints, offering an ear to those who are willing to work with him on improving education, increasing health-care access and strengthening the state's renewable-energy industry. 

It was about a decade ago when leadership at Arrow Electronics needed to make a critical decision that would carry the business into the future: either continue selling components and grow the customer base, or be part of the design and future of where those parts were going. CEO Michael Long chose the latter and the investment in engineers is bearing fruit. Sales at the Centennial-based business are up 21 percent from two years ago and profit is up 33 percent. 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that it will alter the system it has used to rate members of Congress to give credit for actions other than votes on legislation, such as showing "leadership" and being bipartisan. Chamber President Tom Donohue said that the change was necessary because the level of dysfunction in Congress was sapping confidence for business and posing a threat to the growth of economy. Too much time in Washington is "governing by crisis," he said.  

On a recent Called to Coach, we spoke with Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, who is known as one of the fathers of the internet and is a Gallup Senior Scientist. We discussed Gallup's BP10, what it takes to be a builder, and the three "key players" in the development of any organization: Expert, Conductor and Rainmaker. Vint added some insights on AI and technology to close out the interview.