by Rian Seipler | Apr 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Disney World in Orlando opened on October 1st, 1971. Walt Disney had passed by then, and as his brother Roy and wife Lillian were watching the opening festivities, it has been said that Roy turned to Lillian and said “I wish Walt could have seen this”....
by Rian Seipler | Mar 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week we are reviewing characteristics of a quality servant leader: Self-Discipline is one of these characteristic. Lytton Strachey, a distinguished British writer, wrote of Florence Nightingale, the Mother of nursing and much, much more: “It was not by gentle...
by Rian Seipler | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was a district manager for Marshalls Department stores, myself and four of my store managers created a specific Planning Program that each store manager and assistant manager could use in planning their daily, weekly, and monthly activities. (disclosure: I am a...
by Rian Seipler | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Deliberate, intentional encouragement and building team spirit. One of the most impactful meetings that I ever attended was while working in Texas. We had a district managers meeting in Dallas about three or four months after we had a new regional vice president...
by Rian Seipler | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Listen, really listen. I learned this lesson the hard way! When I was a district manager, I had a really strong store manager in one of my stores. He had much potential and ambition to move further with the company, so I assigned him additional tasks above and beyond...
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