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Pressure achiever change management leadership leading change small business

Today, let’s tackle the second word, Pressure. It’s immediately paradoxical that these two words are used together: Gentle. Pressure....

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Dan Wrote a 2nd Book change management leadership leading change small business

I wrote a book.

Two actually. On May 16th my second book, Leading Change: How to Achieve Superior Results with Gentle Pressure Relentlessly Applied...

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What is Gentle Pressure Relentlessly Applied? change management gpra leadership leading change

At its core, the book is about the phrase: “Gentle Pressure Relentlessly Applied”. In my world, it’s more than a...

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The Integritor achiever hiring leadership small business soft skills

In the late nineties, during my time leading at Bachrach men’s clothing, we had a focus on high-quality hiring. We worked with Jerry Bell of...

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The Entrepreneur achiever hiring influencing behavior leadership small business soft skills

The fifth, and most obvious attribute of an achiever is the Entrepreneur. While it may be obvious that an achiever has entrepreneurial...

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Team Builder achiever hiring influencing behavior leadership small business soft skills

For those of you who have been following along, you know that we are spending six weeks describing the attributes of an Achiever. An Achiever...

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The Survivor achiever hiring influencing behavior leadership small business

“Fall down seven times, get up eight”.

This is the mantra of the Survivor. A survivor is another of the six attributes of an...

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The Producer achiever hiring influencing behavior leadership small business

The second component of an Achiever is the Producer. We say the Producer “gets today’s work done today.” They love goals and...

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The Creator achiever hiring influencing behavior leadership small business the creator

Let’s talk about the first component of an Achiever: The Creator. It may seem grandiose to refer to someone as “The Creator”, but...

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The Achiever Part II hiring influencing behavior leadership small business

 Here’s what we have decided: People with the Achievement mindset want to learn. They want to improve and they’re always looking...

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The Achiever Part I hiring influencing behavior leadership small business

In our work we usually engage with entrepreneurs and leaders who are striving to get more out of their teams. Their frustration usually focuses on...

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The Power of the Master Mind bike brick and mortar dealer panels leadership small business

Running a business isn’t easy. At the Mann Group, we’re always pretty quick to acknowledge just how lucky we are that we get to do...

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