At dinner during that first event, I challenged him to write a set of 5 rules he could teach and coach from, and he did just that. Those 5 foundational behavior rules he follows, his teams follow, and his family has followed over these last eight years is legacy building at its best.
As a leader and mentor, Steve believes that cultivating an environment where everyone feels welcome will bring out the best in the people around you.
He is a continuing student of leadership practices and a coach, uniting teams with a solid culture of a leveled playing field of unity and inspiration in the face of the most challenging of times.
Steve Black is an Independent Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker with Maxwell Leadership Certified Team.
Out of date leadership is associated with authority, decision-making, and control. However, the most effective and true leaders understand that their role is not to accumulate power for themselves but
We’ve lived in the Rocky Mountains for the last ten years. As we spend more time in the High Country and when I go on my daily walks or just sitting out on the deck enjoying the views of the snowc
It was about twenty-five years ago, that I had an awesome idea. We lived in Oklahoma at the time and had always bought our firewood. Mesquite trees were an abundant nuisance to farmers that needed the
A new year always brings a fresh start and renewed motivation and hope. Hope for many areas of our lives to get better. Hope that most of the impacts from COVID are behind us. Hope that the employment
If you’re going to win the holidays in our business – you must have a team full of difference makers. As we all know – December is our busiest month of the year, and this year is one of the shor
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He died as he had lived. Strong, resilient and no complaining. Affirming his love for us by word and deed. Until the very end. It was January 6, 2024 that our family hero and warrior fought his last f
Today’s Rocky Mountain Gold leadership lesson happened on my walk this morning and it reminded me about a lesson the Maxwell Team teaches us; “You gotta be in the room”. (view from my walk) That
We had some crazy fog roll in on Thursday and Friday this week and it was completely cleared up by Saturday. My morning walks on Thursday and Friday were very scary from the dense fog and I also had a
Most of my writings have been about the positive influences in my life over the years. And one of my bosses early in my career told me that I would learn more from bad bosses than the good ones
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Leadership Nugget by Jared Stephen Black
In my life both in business and personal life I have found there are two reasons why people do something: they hope to gain something by doing it or they do something out of fear of losing what they h
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I believe that everyone has that ONE teacher that changed them. Believed in them. Encouraged them. Helped them to believe in themselves, maybe for the first time. That ONE teacher for me was my Jr. Hi
About eighteen years ago – I had an awesome idea. My boys were teenagers and we’d always bought firewood. It made sense to me that we could cut our own and actually make money. I did some research
One of my key components of success is a serious sense of urgency. Just like in the Olympics, those that win the medals have a serious sense of urgency. They are always looking for something that can
This saying is one of my earliest learnings on how to be successful. It was during my early years at United Supermarkets of Oklahoma where I spent the first 27 years of my career. I went from being a
What you come into this world with….your name. What you leave this world with…..your name. What you do between entry and exit will determine your legacy. You have a legacy now. Most people think y
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Gathering nuggets
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Leaders want results, but only 5% have plans in place to develop their teams. It doesn’t take a complex plan to create transformation — it just needs The 5 Rules.
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