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Can Your Business Operate Like the United States Marine Corp?

The short answer: absolutely, positively, YES! In business, we continue to search for and invest in new leadership frameworks, innovative management theories, and what we hope will turn into breakthrough organizational models. Yet one of the most enduring and battle-tested systems of leadership comes from an institution that has refined its principles over centuries: the… Continue reading Can Your Business Operate Like the United States Marine Corp?

Inside Every Teammate Is a Better One

Great leaders don’t build businesses, they build people. And those people, the teammates, build the business. We’ve all heard this before, but what are we actually doing about it? The truth is simple: inside every teammate is a better one, waiting to be developed, recognized, and unleashed. Yet most managers are too busy to spend… Continue reading Inside Every Teammate Is a Better One

Elevating Performance Through Employee Segmentation

A Framework for Success In the pursuit of excellence, business leaders often wrestle with a critical question: How do we align our people to our vision and ensure we are maximizing potential? One powerful, yet often overlooked, tool in this process is employee segmentation. Drawing from the timeless wisdom of the “20/60/20” rule, businesses can… Continue reading Elevating Performance Through Employee Segmentation

The Speed of the Leader is the Speed of the Gang

Mary Kay Ash, Founder and Visionary behind the multi-level marketing Company, Mary Key cosmetics inspired a sales force of over 800,000 people! Born in 1918, Mary Kay sold books door to door, divorced in 1945, then launched Mary Kay Cosmetics with a $5,000 investment from her oldest son Ben. They took the Company public in… Continue reading The Speed of the Leader is the Speed of the Gang