Rich Ashton shares his 55-year entrepreneurial journey from real estate to running a successful service company, revealing how he transformed struggling employees into exceptional leaders through an accidental leadership book that began as internal training blogs. His approach to developing leaders by breaking through their perceived limitations has created an exceptional company culture with remarkable employee retention in an industry known for high turnover.

• Turning internal training blogs into a published leadership book for small businesses
• Breaking through leadership "ceilings" that limit employee growth and potential
• Creating accountability and proactive management within teams
• Learning from mentors throughout your business journey
• Running all business decisions through your company's "why" filter
• Addressing negative employees promptly before they impact team culture
• Selectively adopting technology while maintaining core company values
• Continuous reevaluation and commitment to excellence as keys to longevity

Find Rich's book online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble or visit growingyourown.net . You can contact Rich directly at rich@growingyourown.net or on Linkedin @RichAshton

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