by ronalvesteffer | Jan 23, 2020 | Leadership, Professional Development, Video
Not only is Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” catchy and identified with one of my favorite movies, Top Gun, but I use its unique message to motivate my leaders. To build trust and authentic relationships with your people, I believe that you need to embrace the danger...
by ronalvesteffer | Jan 15, 2020 | Culture, Leadership, Professional Development, Video
Entering a new year is the ideal time to think about where you are in your personal and professional life. Starting the year with a clean slate gives you the opportunity to challenge yourself, create goals, and try something new. To better assess our efforts...
by ronalvesteffer | Jan 8, 2020 | Leadership, Professional Development, Video
Recently, our family received the very exciting news that our oldest son, Curt, was accepted to the University of Michigan for the fall semester! Curt grew up loving U of M (can you guess where he got it from?) and he set out to achieve his goal by working hard in...
by ronalvesteffer | Dec 11, 2019 | Book Recommendations, Leadership, Professional Development, Video
I’ve got a book recommendation for you this week! It’s Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle. The book is about Bill Campbell, a former football coach turned executive coach, out in Silicon Valley. As I started reading, I was...
by ronalvesteffer | Nov 20, 2019 | Business, Leadership, Professional Development, Video
I visit our onboarding classes every other week here at Service Express as we bring new people onto our team. I remember my first day at Service Express, August 18th, 1997. It was the day my career changed and I was on the path to accomplish my personal,...
by ronalvesteffer | Oct 23, 2019 | Business, Leadership, Professional Development, Video
“Numbers don’t drive people, people drive numbers. Focus on people and your numbers will rise.” Jon Gordon – Author: The Energy Bus This is one of the great truths that I’ve learned in business as a leader. Teach, coach, develop, listen and care. When we’ve...