A few years back, I was the platoon leader of an amazing group of young, U.S. Army men and women. We were stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia and had a pretty prominent global mission that garnered some attention and a significant, multi-million dollar budget. The mission was tough, demanding, and…

My first consequential team leadership experience occurred when I worked at Service Merchandise in Derby, Connecticut. I volunteered to lead our annual MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) fundraising event. Basically it was a big car wash on steroids. There were carnival games for the kids, visits from Miss Connecticut and the…

SPECIAL NOTE: For this post, I asked Musa Sulejmani to share his thoughts about  how he has managed to build such a strong and committed team at Volume Technologies. Musa was our guest in episode 189 of the “From Founder To CEO” podcast. Let me know what you think. –…

SPECIAL NOTE: For this post, I asked Bob Spence to return to my blog to make a very important point about hiring that we all my know, but often forget. Let me know what you think. – Todd ************ Hiring: Systems, Discovery, and Discipline By: Bob Spence, current Vistage Florida Chair…