by Ali Elgersma | Aug 4, 2021 | Develop The Team
There’s no shortage of inspiration at the Tokyo Olympics. The stories of the people behind the athletic performances are always enlightening. Overcoming the odds. Fighting through instead of giving up the dream. The untold hours of...
by Ali Elgersma | Jun 30, 2021 | Develop The Team
We can’t know the long-term effect of major events while they are happening. That’s always been true, from world wars to economic collapse. The pandemic that we are – hopefully – emerging from is no different. The data is just starting to come in on...
by Ali Elgersma | May 24, 2021 | Develop The Team
This past weekend we saw Phil Mickelson become the older player to win a major at age 50. He has been a professional golfer since 1992. What separates him from the thousands, possibly millions, of amateurs? The reality is this, amateurs practice until they get it...
by Ali Elgersma | Mar 3, 2021 | Develop The Team
Two weeks ago, a devastating winter storm passed through an area of the country that isn’t used to cold and snow. It wreaked havoc across the south and disrupted millions of lives. I had the opportunity to work with a couple of disrupted lives and...
by Ali Elgersma | Dec 19, 2020 | Develop The Team
It’s “One Word” time. What’s yours? Every year about this time, the FiveFour team gets together to talk about one of the foundational books in the Team Improvement Rewards Program. “One Word that Will Change Your Life” has had a...
by Ali Elgersma | Nov 13, 2020 | Develop The Team
Part of the American ethos is that each one of us is unique. We are individuals with rights and freedoms, the “unalienable rights” the founders wrote about in the Declaration of Independence. And, thankfully, that is true. But when it...