Its All Who You Know

We have all heard the saying, “It isn’t what you know; it is who you know.” If you are like me, you imagined people connected to powerful politicians, wealthy individuals, and business owners having it easy because they knew somebody. I have learned what is true and what is not true about that picture! It is…

June 22, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Leadership

Leadership Intelligence

If you are like me, you have been hearing a lot about leadership and what it takes to be a great leader– integrity, hard work, fairness, consistency, courage. The list goes on. All those things are true. There are a lot of skills you must learn and practice to become a great leader. And I…

June 20, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Leadership

Do it

There are three basic types of people: Doers, Thinkers, and Talkers. tyro blog - do it A Doer is someone who does what they say they will do Their life is full of action. You can watch them tackle any project they take on. If they say something, you can be confident that it will happen.…

June 18, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Leadership

Coaching Your Team

The world revolves around productivity. Everything we do today relies on processes. You can’t order a burger, buy a t-shirt, or buy groceries without a workflow in place. The most productive and, often, the most profitable companies recognize the value of creating a healthy workforce and enabling new employees to quickly adapt to the…

May 30, 20180Comments

Byinfo

Leadership

How to Have a Positive Attitude

How to Have a Positive Attitude Two ways to be less critical and more positive As a leader, or someone who finds it easy to jump into projects without much direction, it can be frustrating to have to answer (what feels like) a million questions. The same holds true for a…

May 22, 20180Comments

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com

Leadership

Its time to Spring clean your business

It never fails. Every year, when it comes to Spring cleaning, I put it off as long as possible. This bad habit is not because I don’t enjoy the reward of having a fresh, clean house to kick-off a new season, I just don’t want to go through all my stuff. A clean house is…

How to attract good people

Everyone wants to enjoy going to work in the morning. This is a basic human need, and if you aren't providing for that need, chances are you aren't attracting the best of your industry to your organization. To create a place for great employees, you must align your organization with these principles. In order to…

3 signs you may be addicted to stress

When I was in college I began to develop many habits and patterns that set the course for my professional career. One of my staples were all-nighters prepping for finals and pouring over research papers. Fighting the exhaustion with energy drinks and pizza gave me the motivation to push through the stress. In some ways,…

Workplace Bullying

As kids we are taught to go after your dreams to chase them down and lasso them into our world. As a child, that is a nice sentiment, and can be a powerful motivation to overcome obstacles. Unfortunately, for some, chasing your dreams means overpowering and even bullying those who get in their way or…

April 27, 20180Comments

Byinfo

Leadership

Optimize your day

Time is a beast we are always looking to master But what happens when it gets the best of us? Have you ever had someone ask you if you could "make" the time for something? What does that even mean? How often have we heard people say, "I lost track of time" or " I didn't have time"? I realize these are just expressions, but they stem from a universal feeling,…

April 23, 20180Comments

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