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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...

“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...

“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...

“All in the family.” It’s a phrase with which many specialty retailers are familiar. Their shops and sales pitches, their brands...

At Adventure 16 in Southern California, the next generation is the old one.

Over the past 40 years, John D. Mead, President of A16, has consistently...

In greek mythology—or, for those familiar with the Harry Potter series, in Dumbledore’s office—there are phoenix. These mystical...