We recently connected with Tony Gareri and have shared our conversation below.
Tony , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?
Discipline and consistency –
Motivation only goes so far…
Tony , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I believed the notion that work hard to hurt and if it didn’t hurt you were doing it wrong; which lead to me hating work and and leading me to the ultimate fork in the road Quit and move on, or dig in, re-frame work, focus on people and culture and put an premium on Culture!
I didn’t quit! Instead, I reframed work completely, starting with myself, and as a result, 13 years later, we’re one of North Americas Happiest Companies, we’ve won almost every company culture award, and we by in large dominate the industry but attracting the best talent, while upholding our core values which define our culture!
Work doesn’t have to hurt, it can be the most invigorating part of you life! I’m living proof!
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
People are not a commodity, they are your most critical differentiator for success!
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
Changing a company culture was by and large the biggest obstacle I’ve overcome!
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things! Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm (indifferent, uninterested) defenders in those who may do well under the new – Machiavelli
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