by Pepper Rutland | Feb 20, 2018 | Football, Fun, Growth, Louisiana
The 2017 gridiron season began with great promise for the LSU Tiger football team. Initial rankings placed them as high as 14th in the country, and a contender for the SEC title. While the consensus felt eventual BCS champion Alabama was the best team, LSU and Auburn...
by Pepper Rutland | Sep 8, 2017 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Small Business
Think of someone in your life that has served as a role model to you. Even if it wasn’t someone directly involved in your life, i.e. a celebrity, athlete, or politician, think of what they meant to you. Generally speaking, we look to our role models as someone to...
by Pepper Rutland | Aug 9, 2017 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Small Business
Over the course of the past year or so, I’ve been given the opportunity to explore a lot of topics within my field and write about them. And over the course of the past year or so, I imagine that some of these blogs may not have garnered the attention I feel they...
by Pepper Rutland | Apr 12, 2017 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Small Business
There’s a busy world outside of the office walls. That world is full of distractions that can deter employees from the work in front of them. If you’re not working to keep your employees interested in what’s going on inside the office, can you really blame them for...
by Pepper Rutland | Feb 7, 2017 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship
In writing about leadership on this blog, I’ve discussed leadership styles and common qualities possessed by those considered to be pioneers. Yet, there’s another component to be considered for those who aspire to lead. That is, what leadership looks like: what those...
by Pepper Rutland | Nov 7, 2016 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Though sometimes a source of great stress (and even greater joy), children have a way of preparing business owners for effective entrepreneurship in ways that often go unnoticed, or perhaps not fully explored. In an article published on Inc., Founder & CEO of The...
by Pepper Rutland | Sep 27, 2016 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship
I shared this post on Slideshare to accompany my latest blog. Check it out and feel free to share and Tweet me your preferred style of leadership/management. Understanding the Six Different Styles of Leadership from James B. Rutland
by Pepper Rutland | Aug 1, 2016 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Small Business
Last month’s Baton Rouge Business Report featured comments from CEOs of the area’s Top 100 companies. I was honored to be among those included, representing my company, MMR Group. The publication was released on July 19, and addressed topics such as methods for...
by Pepper Rutland | Jun 21, 2016 | Business Leadership, Growth
The truth about managing a business is that it’s subject to change on a dime. Whether it’s hardening competition, changing industry practices or unforeseen growth, the day to day of running an enterprise is as fickle as life itself. So why is it that most leaders...
by Pepper Rutland | May 12, 2016 | Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Growth
Some leaders are born, as the saying goes. For the rest of us, thankfully, there are qualities we can learn to assist us in becoming a person that others will follow. It’s important to realize, first, that just because you are chosen to lead, that doesn’t make you a...
