“Most people live in their heads. They have their dream, they have their goal, they have the desire, they get hyped up about it, they get fearful about it, and they just don't execute,” says Tony Robbins, speaker, author, entrepreneur, and life coach. “We all have kind of a blueprint, if you will, of how we're supposed to be, how [ Read More ]
“We prioritize people over everything,” says Ben Callahan, President of Sparkbox, an Ohio-based company that designs and develops responsive websites and applications. Ben says putting employees first is embedded in Sparkbox’s culture, and has been from the start. One of the most fundamental ways he nurtures talent and retains his leaders is by investing in the "whole person." Invest in [ Read More ]
“If you can’t communicate openly, with candor, how is collaboration even possible?” says Bob Johnston, CEO and chairman of the board of directors for Front Burner, the management company for The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc. Bob's learned that there is great power in creating an environment where employees share their ideas, opinions, and can problem-solve together in a transparent way. "The Good, The [ Read More ]
For years, Wes Gipe, founder of Agil IT, believed that successful leaders were always strong, always knew what to say, and always had all the answers. “As a business owner, and particularly one that hadn't been involved in a lot of other businesses prior to starting my own, I had this picture in my mind about what a leader should [ Read More ]
“The wisdom of the decision has nothing to do with the power of the position," says Clay Mathile, Founder and Chairman at Aileron and Former CEO and owner of The Iams Company. When you train and empower everyone to make decisions that serve the company’s strategy, that's when innovation and problem-solving can happen regardless of someone's role within the company, says [ Read More ]
“When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.” –Patrick Lencioni Wes Gipe, founder of Agil IT, knows this quote all too well. At one point in time, Wes explains, “[we] had plenty of conflict, but we didn’t have very much trust, and so there's wasn't a lot [ Read More ]
Language we use with others, and with ourselves, impacts how we approach and how we perceive every situation. We sat down with Aileron President, Joni Fedders, to talk about how we can consciously use word choices that help us reframe our thoughts and associated feelings, behaviors, and outcomes, to lead us to greater success. Being Mindful About Our Words Generally speaking, [ Read More ]
