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“Fall down seven times, get up eight”.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Imagine you wake up one morning with no memory of your business. In the middle of the night, every recollection of your profession vanished. Every...

For cyclers across the country and even the world, there’s one event that stands apart: RAGBRAI, or the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle...

Ard Kessels is a man of many definitions. He’s a dual national Dutch-American who lives in Germany. His bike shop, on the other hand, is...

We first met Ian Christie of Summit Bicycles over a year ago, when we profiled him as a Featured Retailer. We delved deep into the 20 Collective,...

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
This isn’t a message we usually ascribe to when it comes to business. We’re...

At The Mann Group, we live and breathe training. It’s what brews our coffee in the morning and lights our screens at night. But it’s...