5 Tips to Keep New Hires Engaged Before Their Start Date
Finding talent is hard. Keeping them excited and engaged when you’ve got them on the bench for five years is even harder (and the topic for another post). But, what I want to talk about today is what to do once you’ve made a hire, but there is a delay in their start date (for […]
3 Ways To Be Relentless in Pursuit of Your Goals
I finished Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover last week and I can’t stop thinking about the book. So much of what Tim talks about resonated with me – the hunger, the drive, the desire to accomplish more, better, faster. This quote really stuck out to me: “Being the best […]
What Really Goes on Behind the Scenes in Business
Over the long holiday weekend, we broke out the classic Wizard of Oz for a family movie night. What a completely different perspective you have watching that movie as an adult. The Wizard was nothing but an illusion and Dorothy had the power within her all along to go home, she just had to believe […]
The 3 Most Important Things a Leader Must Do
At some point in your entrepreneurial journey, you’re going to wake up and realize that you no longer have a job. Okay, that could be because you built up your company and sold it, but more often than not it’s because you have surrounded yourself with great talent and you are no longer needed in […]
It Only Takes 5 Seconds to Achieve Success
Last week I read The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with picking food off the floor – though in theory the concept is the same. You have 5 seconds to take action. Five seconds before your mind talks you out of it and it’s too late. This […]
Everyone is Talking About the F-Word. But, Do They Really Know WTF They are Talking About?
Look, I’m just as guilty as the next person to use industry jargon to inspire my team, recruit rockstars (see what I mean?), and share the vision and mission of Adam Hergenrother Companies. I’m playing to my audience and I know it. Disruption. Empire Builders. Synergy. Unicorns. Talent. Leverage. Grit. Failure (and all the various […]
Is There a Lack of Talent in the Marketplace?
As I mentioned last week, our company is in massive growth mode and with that comes the addition of new team members. The majority of my leadership staff is in the middle of hiring other Executive, administrative, marketing, bookkeeping, etc. talent. Over the past few weeks as interviews have ramped up the frustrations have come […]
What New Graduates Need to Know to Survive After College
Last weekend was graduation weekend around the country. Smart young kids, optimistic, yet often disillusioned, about what to expect in the “real world.” Political undertones ran rampant in commencement speeches and I think, in many cases, the graduates’ best interest was lost to the speakers’ agendas. I was on the radio earlier this week – […]
Identity: Who You Really Are or What You are Hiding Behind?
Father. Husband. Leader. Brother. Entrepreneur. Business Owner. Triathlete. CEO. Son. Identity is a funny thing. When I’m introducing myself at a conference, I’m Adam Hergenrother – CEO & Entrepreneur. When I’m meeting people at a family gathering with my in-laws, I’m Adam – Sarah’s husband. Your identity – how you (and others) label and categorize […]
5 Things You Need to Decide Before You Become an Entrepreneur
I studied business and finance in college and like any optimistic kid from small-town America, I had my sights set on Wall Street. Bright lights. Big city… where dreams are made of, the lights will inspire you… New York. Corporate America, working for “the man,” those were things that got me excited. While I didn’t […]
How to Be a Corporate Athlete
As I’ve ramped up my training for my Ironman this summer, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be an athlete. They don’t just exercise, they train. They don’t eat, they fuel. They don’t just race, they compete. They don’t just rest, they recover. All critical parts of being a world-class athlete. […]
This One Thing is Keeping You from Finding Happiness
I was at the airport earlier this morning after a quick trip to Austin for instructor training for a new leadership and leverage course. Airports, the happiest places on Earth, right? Right… But, they are an interesting case study for the human race. Airports are a snapshot, a microcosm, of the country. And you can […]
