by ARA | Mar 1, 2026 | Industry, Motivational, Workforce
By Carlos Barboza He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” —Friedrich Nietzsche In business and in life, safety nets are comforting. We love the idea of having a backup plan, a Plan B that we can lean on if things get hard. Yet history shows that some of the...
by Dietrich V | Mar 1, 2026 | ARA Leadership, Motivational, Workforce
By Andy Latham At the ARA Convention 2025, I had the privilege of delivering a presentation titled Shaping the Future of Our Industry – Developing the Leader Within You 2.0. My goal wasn’t simply to share leadership theory. It was to challenge every one of us to think...
by Dietrich V | Mar 1, 2026 | Training & Education, Workforce
By Lisa Ryan, CSP The new guy is sorting parts again, and he’s doing it wrong. Not catastrophically wrong, but wrong enough that everything’s running slower than it should. Starters are getting mixed up with alternators. Cores are tagged incorrectly. Those subtle...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2026 | Motivational, Workforce
By Carlos Barboza As Frank Abagnale, famed for Catch Me If You Can, warns: “The greatest threat to security is convenience.” Detoxing makes us less vulnerable. For many business owners today, mornings begin not with purpose but with pings: WhatsApp messages, email...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2026 | Training & Education, Workforce
By Lisa Ryan, CSP When good people leave, it’s rarely sudden. It’s a slow fade that begins weeks or even months before they hand in their notice. You won’t hear them complain, and that’s the problem. Most of the time, your best yard...
by Dietrich V | Dec 1, 2025 | Industry, News, Workforce
The Independent’s Corner With Ron Wilbert The Big Shift – Transitioning to Generations Ron Wilbert We will put our faith in an abundance of remaining rock-steady GenX leaders and charged-up Millennials and Gen Zers who are moving into leadership! Heading home from...
