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Dec 23, 2025

A “Crash” Course on Leadership

By Jerry Murray

More years ago than I care to count, I was a college student at Messiah University with my mind fixed on a young woman I was just getting to know. I was in full swoon mode—the kind where your friends ...

Nov 11, 2025

Purpose vs. Passion

By Derek Melleby

Passion is often fleeting. It’s rooted in how we feel, and feelings can change. Passion tends to be self-centered, focused on what energizes me. In The Power of Moments, Chip and Dan Heath highlight ...

Oct 8, 2025

The Leadership Trap: Why You Don’t Have Time to Develop Your Team (and Why You Can’t Afford Not To)

By Sally Bredeman

Ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get it all done, let alone grow your people? When I sat across from a client last week—a leader in a growing, thriving business—she looked exh...

Sep 5, 2025

The Path to Your Highest Potential

By Jerry Murray

Reccently, I welcomed a long-term client for a monthly one-on-one meeting. After exchanging a few pleasantries, I asked him to rate his personal wellness by talking through five areas of life: Ph...

Aug 18, 2025

Building a Legacy That Lasts

By Jerry Murray

Last week, I met two business leaders with similar stories and challenges. Both leaders own and run profitable companies with loyal customers. They both hope to scale back or retire in the next five y...

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 29, 2025

Simple Truths for Successful Business Transitions

By Leron Lehman

I recently read a blog post by Morgan Housel in which he makes the point that architecture that wins awards and looks great in magazines is often not very practical for the people who actually live in...

Jan 2, 2025

The Power of Shared Values | The Agriteer Merger Story (Part 3 of 3)

By Craig Schloneger

How many times have we walked into a meeting feeling skeptical—about the people, the topic, or the outcome? I know I have. I often enter with preconceived notions or worry that a difficult conversatio...

Dec 18, 2024

The 3 Key Players | The Agriteer Merger Story (Part 2 of 3)

By Josh Keefer

In this video, Josh Keefer highlights our recent podcast where Roger and Craig sat down with Eugene Hurst to discuss the merger that led to the creation of Agriteer. Their conversation focused on the ...