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For those of us not born with a famous name and lineage, this statement can give us ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:21:26 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2155833737.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/get-a-jump-on-the-nice-list) ## [Get a Jump on the Nice List](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/get-a-jump-on-the-nice-list) Christmas and New Year’s were barely cold when the Valentine’s Day paraphernalia took over store shelves. And chances are on February 15, the bright red hearts ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:21:10 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2213852931.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/candor) ## [Candor](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/candor) I was at a national conference with a private equity group that I participated in recently and a good friend of mine named Michael Fugler who is a well-known ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:20:45 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-508920584.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/control-but-not-a-control-freak) ## [Control but Not a Control Freak](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/control-but-not-a-control-freak) How to not be a control freak but be in control… [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:18:59 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/Herding%20cats.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/herding-cats) ## [Herding Cats - Facilitating Better Meetings](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/herding-cats) Many of you are probably familiar with this phrase. For some of you, maybe too familiar. One of the services I provide companies with is meeting facilitation. ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:18:37 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/first%20date%20hiring%20a%20team.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/first-date) ## [First Date - Thoughts on Hiring](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/first-date) For many years, I was a ‘fix-it’ man of sorts with a large company. If a division was struggling, I was sent in to assess, retrain and retool as needed. ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:17:09 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/Have%20You%20Surrounded%20Yourself%20with%20Crocodiles.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/have-you-surrounded-yourself-with-crocodiles) ## [Have You Surrounded Yourself with Crocodiles?](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/have-you-surrounded-yourself-with-crocodiles) There is a great story about Mike Tyson and a gentleman from his entourage named Crocodile. I am not positive on the exact accuracy of the story, but I have ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:15:11 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2216272943.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/always-be-recruiting) ## [Always Be Recruiting](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/always-be-recruiting) Don't start your day with broken pieces of the past. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it's yours. – Zig Ziglar [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:14:01 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2207851984.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/do-you-enjoy-firing-people) ## [Do You Enjoy Firing People?](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/do-you-enjoy-firing-people) Nearly every company I invest time with has this common problem: people in positions they either have outgrown or worse yet, the position has outgrown them. ... [Rainmaker Builders](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/author/rainmaker-builders) · Mar 9, 2026, 9:13:40 AM [![](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2219186573.jpg)](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/do-you-have-the-wrong-butts-in-the-wrong-seats) ## [Do You Have the Wrong Butts in the Wrong Seats](https://rainmakerbuilders.com/blog/do-you-have-the-wrong-butts-in-the-wrong-seats) Whenever I go to an event, church, the movies or any other place where people sit auditorium style, I have a problem. It is a big problem. It is a problem that ... 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