Business

I’ve always heard the saying that good is the enemy of great. The thought that if you only focus on good, you’ll never experience what it’s like to do something over the top. Always shoot for and expect greatness! However, I was listening to a military commander this past weekend discussing how long it took

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

In EntreLeadership, I teach a section about the need to ask questions. Here’s the thing: Way too often, leaders jump to conclusions. Something goes wrong, or not the way you wanted it to, and the next thing you know, you’re ripping somebody’s head off. When you’re done, the head that is still on the floor

I’m a tipper! There’s just no doubt about it. I start everyone out at 20%, and you really have to mess up for me to drop it from there. And even then, I still wonder if you’ve just had a bad day. Why am I like that? Simple – I’ve served people. In many capacities.

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,

Nine years ago, I was hiring a personal assistant. We were still a pretty small company at the time, so the number of applicants wasn’t like it is today. But I was hiring for an assistant, which meant I was slammed. The process was taking me a while. In fact, I hadn’t found anyone that

Recently, I hired a company to do a specific job at my house. It seemed like an easy enough task. Come over, do the job, I pay you, everyone’s happy. But that’s not what happened. I spent most of my time just trying to get the company out to my house. Call after call asking,

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