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DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT & EXPECTATIONS
If I describe a work environment that included … feeling connected, an opportunity to make a difference, adding & getting value, and...
Rd Martin
Sep 153 min read


Do Hard Things
Do hard things. Often, when leadership abandons or dismisses non-negotiable standards, it is similar to teachers grading on a curve....
Rd Martin
Sep 22 min read


The need for non-negotiables
Process creates behaviors. Behavior creates habits. Habits done repeatedly create culture. Culture produces results. In our...
Rd Martin
Aug 42 min read


A Warrior's Mindset- Focus on the 5's
It has been a constant message the last 60 days: focus on the 5’s, learning all we can from the 5’s inside and outside our business....
Rd Martin
Jul 222 min read


Be a 5. Be lovable.
Be a 5. Be lovable. Whether we are talking about creating that cultural guest experience or employee engagement, earning a 5 and...
Rd Martin
Jun 302 min read


KNOWING WHERE AND WHEN TO LOOK
Often, when a business transitions their approach, it is challenging to know – did it or does it work? Normally, I encourage people to...
Rd Martin
May 123 min read


A CERTAIN DEGREE OF CONFLICT IS HEATHLY
There is a misconception that conflict means combative. If you address conflict quickly and relentlessly, it can mean nothing more than...
jbarbush9
Mar 112 min read


YEAH, WE WERE BUSY. BUT THEY WERE NEW.
Yeah, but we were busy. But they were new. These two phrases excellent businesspeople rarely utter. Not because they won’t be busy...
Rd Martin
Feb 242 min read


BEING THE BEST MEANS...
Typically, I reference how being the best can conflict with being excellent when the best is overly simplified as being better than...
Rd Martin
Feb 31 min read


CALIBRATING PERCEPTION & REALITY
No one should ever guess the answer to “How am I doing”? The role of a leader is to learn how to close the gap between perception and...
Rd Martin
Jan 283 min read


YOU HAVE ALL THE POWER- USE IT OR LOSE IT
Something else happened in the first half of May … we have multiple stores up in sales. That could mean the beginning of a turn in sales....
Rd Martin
Jan 202 min read


WALK THE TALK
What type of leader do you think you are? Honestly, it doesn’t matter unless you are egocentric or amazingly insecure. People do not...
Rd Martin
Jan 202 min read


WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
You must create win-win relationships. Everyone values different wins. Employees who do not value what you value are not necessarily good...
Rd Martin
Jan 202 min read
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