Leadership

August 13, 2019

Learn from the best – Your competition

Technology is pushing our world forward at an accelerated pace. Things are changing rapidly. So to stay out ahead of…
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June 14, 2019

Want to maximize results? Learn to keep it simple

Ask what time it is and sometimes you’ll hear about how to build a watch. It’s very common to get…
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April 19, 2019

Leaders Deliver Bad News

Nobody likes delivering bad news. But there are times when leaders must do the hard work.
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March 15, 2019

Trust, transparency is the foundation of leadership

Good supervisors demonstrate daily that they can be counted on for help and advice. Showing that kind of support leads…
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February 22, 2019

Succession Plan: Leaders Develop the next wave of talent

Nearly all the lessons I’ve learned about developing leaders came the hard way. And that’s why they sunk in. I…
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February 19, 2019

Listen to your customer, not your competitor

In the early 1980s when our Tractor Supply management team first began to gel we found better ways to listen…
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January 11, 2019

Promote yourself but don’t brag

“It is good to do good in the community. And it is also good to be known for doing good.”…
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December 18, 2018

Family is your foundation

Our life is shaped by family influences: First by parents and siblings. Then by relatives and our friends’ families. We…
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November 21, 2018

Getting along with the boss

The relationship you have with your boss is one of the most important in your daily life. To be honest,…
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October 12, 2018

Values still matter in business: Here’s why

Somewhere along our career paths, we all run in to an ethical roadblock. Mine came very early on in my…
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