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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...

Feb 5, 2026

Leadership Is a Skill You Can Practice

By Derek Melleby

Over the past year, I’ve had countless conversations with leaders, one-on-one, in workshops, and in classrooms. I often begin with a simple question: Name something you’re really good at. Then I as...

Jan 26, 2026

Succession Planning: The Important Work We Keep Putting Off

By Leron Lehman

Succession is something that every business owner must plan for and yet it is understandably not a top priority for most of us. It fits into the “important but not urgent” category and is often crowde...

Jan 15, 2026

The Power of Belief: Lessons from a Convenience Store Manager

By Sally Bredeman

Most people don’t think of a convenience store as a place where great leadership happens. It’s the kind of place we walk into without much thought to grab a coffee (or in my case, a fountain Diet Coke...

Oct 30, 2025

Emerging Teams: Cohesive Teams | Developing Leaders for the Future

By North Group Consultants

"I was used to working with a different generation that had a similar personality as myself and communication was generally short, direct and to the point without any fluff. I have really learned to s...

Jun 19, 2025

Are You Building a Legacy or a Bottleneck?

By Craig Schloneger

"The sign of a good leader is not how many followers you have but how many leaders you create." - Mahatma Gandhi In a recent North Group podcast, we shared an in depth look into our own leadership tr...

Apr 8, 2025

Great Leaders Don’t Lead Alone

By Tim Heist

Great leaders don’t rise alone—they grow through the spectrum of experiences they have with others. In this video, Tim challenges us to reflect on the leaders we admire. What makes them stand out? It’...