For a business, the summit is:

- Sales

- Profit increases

- Equity growth

- Expansion

- People development

To succeed in business, or any endeavor, we must overcome inertia, confront preconceived ideas, face self-limiting thoughts, construct plans and take physical actions. The most important determinate of business success is the ability to recruit, nurture and retain good leaders.

Leaders are necessary at every level in an organization. The good news is - leadership begets leadership; it is one of the proverbial self-fulfilling prophecies. Strong leaders gather and groom a cadre of capable talent, creating a bench of back up leaders and a team of willing participants. Leadership is the rope that bands your team, binds their strengths and bonds their collective desire.

Continued tomorrow.