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AudioTransformational Organizations
- trans·for·ma·tion·al or·gan·i·za·tions [noun]
- 1. Rare, exceptionally successful organizations that thrive by attracting and fostering passionate individuals because of a sincere dedication to higher principles.
- 2. An extraordinary occurence in the business world that we aim to make the norm.
Start With Leadership
What do I do? It’s always better to manage culture, not people. Start today by being the person who shows a dedication to hard work, selflessness, and your customers. Your colleagues will follow suit. Don’t figure it out, find out: Make a commitment to excellence and keep it. Find out what Turak is really offering [...]
Mobile Reach Sales and Business Development
Turak is consulting with Mobile Reach’s president, Nasrin Azari on sales and business development. Turak will provide recommendations for moving the business forward in all aspects including overall business, revenue model, and sales structure.
Leadership Secrets from a Navy SEAL
Even in great pain, faced with the test of his life, a Navy SEAL has to have the ability to step outside his own pain, put aside his own fear and ask: How can I help the guy next to me? Scientists constantly caution against “confirmation bias.” Confirmation bias is just a gussied up way of [...]
EPA on Memorial Day
On Thursday, May 26th, the Environmental Protection Agency held a Memorial Day Celebration and welcomed August Turak as their modern day Renaissance Man and the guest speaker. With 40 years of protecting health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency knows what it means to recognize the selfless service of others and continues to strive towards what [...]
Goosebump Leadership and the Death of the Big Idea
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard…” - John F. Kennedy If you put me behind a telescope I would be hard pressed to find the night sky, let alone Venus. But notwithstanding an [...]
CapStone Bank, Raleigh, NC
August Turak hosted a special leadership development session for the sales team at CapStone Bank in Raleigh, NC on May 17th, 2011. Exuding a tough business demeanor, Turak insisted: “95% of our rationality is used to make justifications for our emotional decisions.” Through stories and case studies, Turak provided 5 basic steps to begin changing [...]
Job One for Leaders
As CEO I always told job applicants that my primary job was increasing pressure while decreasing stress. Most people equate pressure with stress, but they are actually not synonymous. So what is the difference between pressure and stress?
