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Focus on the Who

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to speak with Mick White. He is a friend and a mentor. He has offered his advice and expertise on many topics that have helped us grow our company. It’s easy to recognize that Mick likes to build authentic relationships. He explained that his outlook on life is like the movie, Schindler's List. If you haven’t seen the movie, Schindler's List is about this man who saved thousands of Jews from concentration camps. The man, Schindler, eventually had to fle

Emily Rice

Dec 20, 2018•3 min read

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Overcoming Feelings of Inadequacy

We all feel inadequate more often than we care to admit. Last week one of my employees shared how he felt inadequate. He felt like he should fully understand the complexities of what he was working on. He felt he wasn’t living up to the job. This is hard. So, I shared the following story. A Team of Misfits Last summer at a company-wide picnic, I told our team that we were all misfits. Everyone was silent. They looked at each other and asked, “Did he just insult us?” I went on to e

Mike Kaeding

Dec 17, 2018•2 min read

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You’re Not Stuck, You Can Make a Change

Like a volcano, we all have potential. Potential to be a leader. Potential to be an entrepreneur. Potential to graduate college. Some of us are active in the sense that they are confident and acquiring success. They earned a degree. They received a promotion. They love their job. While those who are dormant compare what they’ve achieved to the things of others. They sometimes feel discouraged and often have a reason or an excuse behind why they settled. They want to change care

Emily Rice

Dec 14, 2018•1 min read

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Things Bosses Should Never Do

More than likely, you have experienced one or more of the following from management in the workplace: “Why don’t you ever…?” “What is wrong with you?” “This is not my problem, you deal with it.” “You wouldn’t understand.” “You should have done it like this.” “Just figure it out.” “That’s a dumb idea” “____ is better at this than you.” These phrases are a good indicator that someone believes that they are more superior than others. Rather than belittling each other. We should

Emily Rice

Dec 12, 2018•1 min read

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Success With Level 5 Leadership

Both highly successful and less successful companies have decent leadership. Except, less successful companies have what you call a level 4 leader. * They produce results, make the decisions, and others follow. * It’s more about them and their success rather than the success of the organization. Meanwhile, highly successful companies have a level 5 leader. * They raise up stronger leaders around them. * Solves issues along

Emily Rice

Dec 10, 2018•1 min read

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Don’t live for Friday

Instead live for: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and… Sunday If you live for the weekend, you are missing out on the rest of your life. Don’t let work become something you dread. If it is, you may have not yet found your passion. Or maybe you aren’t working with the right group. We always want to find and hire people who will love their work. There will always be difficult days. But in general, we want people who are excited for the week to start. If you co

Mike Kaeding

Dec 7, 2018•1 min read

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Take Charge and Define Your Character

We had an employee who was having a bad day. Her supervisor noticed something was wrong and asked what the matter was about. Although the supervisor’s day was busy and could have easily done nothing, the supervisor paused. Together, they worked to resolve the employees’ issue. Afterwards, the employee was much appreciative. To most, this is something that goes unnoticed. It happens every day. We get wrapped up in our own worlds and don’t pay attention to those that need a helping hand.

Emily Rice

Dec 7, 2018•1 min read

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A Gift to End Homelessness

This holiday season, we are strengthening our partnership with Stepping Stone Emergency Housing. Typical homeless shelters provide residents a meal and a place to stay for the night. The way that Stepping Stone is setting itself apart and really achieving better outcomes is through their case management and goal plans. They take a holistic approach and work with their residents to come up with goals necessary to be successful in life. Goals in the area of social, financial, health, housing,

Emily Rice

Dec 4, 2018•1 min read