Team & People Leadership

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand the test of adversity, but if you really want to test a man’s character, give him power.” All too often I’ve watched someone be placed in leadership, and then they become a mean control freak. Or someone who feels the only way to lead, is to

Josh Levitt left a comment on “How To Get An Interview” that lead me to write this post.   I do a lot of speaking to around the country on both our financial message and our business message. When speaking on the financial message, many times I will get someone who comes up to me

The Leadership Spotlight continues this week with Jack Galloway. Jack started the Endorsed Local Provider (ELP) program for Dave 10 years ago. He still leads the program today, orchestrating the department’s activities to support goals Dave and his leadership team have established. Jack also manages the 28 team members who operate the ELP program day-in

For the next few months, I am going to spotlight a bunch of our leaders here at Dave Ramsey’s office. My first interview is with Blake Thompson, Senior Producer for The Dave Ramsey Show. Blake manages everything that goes on in the studio and the content that goes out over the air. In other words,

Lately I’ve noticed something on the side of the road – less-than-desirable people trying to get my business. And when I say “less-than-desirable,” I mean people whose appearance is such a distraction, that not only is it impossible to divert my attention to whatever it is they are advertising, I also can’t imagine that by

On a recent trip out west, a few of us stopped in at Shirley’s Tippy Canoe to eat. It was a fun atmosphere with a great staff. Working where we work, we immediately noticed that something was different about this place. Our server, Amy, was a happy gal who seemed to love what she did

As a leader, one of my pet peeves is watching other leaders not take responsibility. In fact, I think it’s ridiculous for a person to be in leadership, if their only goal is to make themselves look good; and yet I see it all the time.I watch leaders who are very proud of the title,

I love the Live Events team!! In nineteen years of leading people, they are the best team I have ever led! They know that I care about them deeply. One way that they know about this is my open door policy. It’s pretty simple; if my door is open, you can bug me with whatever

Sent to me by the incredible Aaron West The Penalty of Leadership is the title of a Cadillac advertisement that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, on January 2, 1915. (It has been in the beginning of their owners manuals for years.) It is a very powerful writing that was written for Cadillac by Theodore