Blog - North Group Consultants

Jun 4, 2026

Protecting What Matters Most

By Jerry Murray

Purposes drift. It happens regularly in business transactions. Owners often begin the process of selling their business with a thoughtfully prioritized list of goals. While individuals will prio...

Jun 4, 2026

What’s Your Philosophy of Leadership?

By Tim Heist

If you were asked to define your philosophy of leadership, how would you answer? Command and Control? Democratic? Situational? Servant Leadership? Or something else entirely? At No...

Jun 4, 2026

See the Person, Not the Generation

By Derek Melleby

Today's youth is rotten, evil, godless and lazy... — A Babylonian tablet from 1000 B.C. Every generation seems to believe the one after it is headed in the wrong direction. Aristotle complaine...

Jun 4, 2026

When Expectations Don’t Match Reality

By Sally Bredeman

Last year we hired a landscaper to do some work around our house. It wasn’t a massive project, just enough to freshen things up and make the space feel more intentional. During our initial conversatio...

May 21, 2026

Building your Bench

By Gina Breslin

A friend shared an insight about college sports that has direct implications for business. Her son is a soccer player and she was helping him evaluate colleges. They were focusing on smaller Divisi...

May 21, 2026

Loving the Grind

By Leron Lehman

I read an academic paper years ago that I still think about regularly, it is titled “The Mundanity of Excellence”. It chronicles the observations and findings of the author who spent several years ...

Apr 29, 2026

Accountability Changes Everything

By Jerry Murray

“How about we stop doing that?” That line helped me reconsider my nightly ice cream habit. In my head, a friend was standing there with me. In reality, I was borrowing the power of accountabilit...

Apr 15, 2026

The Key Ingredients of a Healthy Leadership Team

By Kent Hartzler

I love food! Comfort food, traditional fare, new dishes, I’m a fan of most any cuisine. But talk about cooking and I come up short. In the kitchen, my only chance of success is a good recipe. Th...

Mar 26, 2026

Beyond the To-Do List

By Josh Keefer

“You have to see this. Look how much I accomplished this past week!” A leader recently shared with me his long to-do list with many tasks crossed off. I had to admit, it was an impressive list. As ...