Aaron Marcelli | May 22, 2013
What would you say is your current level of stress? If you say ‘high’ I’m not surprised. I recently read most Americans’ stress level is more than twice what’s considered safe for human health. There has been a lot of activity in the lives of my wife and I lately that has caused me to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 15, 2013
In my current studies about business, one thing I’ve really been drawn to and interested in is businesses that treat their employees well. This means fair pay and benefit options, of course, but can also mean so much more. I like it when companies are creative in how to take care of and provide for [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 3, 2013
In today’s business market the focus is not on what it used to be. In years past the laws of supply and demand were simple. Today, any company can get you decent products relatively quickly and rather cheap. If they can’t, they won’t be in business long. Certainly for some people price is still king. [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 28, 2013
Last year I started my MBA program and immediately enjoyed my first class; one on leadership and management. Having a class on content I was already familiar with and drawn to made for a great transition to online learning. In the class I read about all the studies that have been done in attempt to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 19, 2012
From being involved in more and more leadership circles a trend I have noticed is the incredible amount of focus that gets put on a leader. I’ve seen this in classrooms, at conferences, in books, in big business, and in the church planting world. The focus of a lot of leadership training and strategy is [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 17, 2012
I have a bad habit of “checking out.” If I’m not interested in the conversation or activities at hand my mind easily wanders. I may still be making eye contact and even giving the occasional nod of agreement, but mentally I am a million miles away. What’s dangerous is that I’ve learned that in many [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 15, 2012
I don’t really have an introduction for this post so I’ll just say it – everyone needs a break. I’m not talking about rest; I’m talking about the kind of break when things just seem to go your way. Among those who are successful there is the tendency to claim self-made success and attribute everything [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 30, 2012
Have you ever attended a church service, business meeting or political rally and found yourself riled up in anger as you left? Have you watched a news program or read a magazine article and found yourself upset afterward? If so, you may have fallen victim to what I see as an increasing trend of leadership [...]
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