Chago Martin, Owner/President of Paragon Personnel & Trilogy Personnel & Land Management, making decisions by putting people at the center, feeling emotional attachment to people, making connections , and much more.

About this episode

Chago Martin discusses the importance of putting people at the center of business decisions and the value of genuine relationships in leadership.

UnitedAg operates unlike any other healthplans or health insurance carriers. Our members are at the core of UnitedAg, and their needs shape the organization. As a result, leadership at UnitedAg looks different – in fact, it derives from one of our core values: giving from the heart. Chago Martin, the owner and operator of Paragon Personnel and Trilogy Personnel and Land Management, embodies this. His focus is on showing up, and this authenticity requires a level of effort that other businesses do not offer. Chago believes that culminating genuine relationships is substantial when leading. He understands that his employees are more than the work they produce, and so, when he began leading his family’s business, he based the framework on a humanistic approach that requires patience and grace. While this may go against standard business practice, this investment creates a long-term effect. As a leader, the value Chago places in his relationships sustains his family business, and as a result, the business benefits from long-term financial success without sacrificing his belief that leading is “from [the] heart and in consideration of people putting people first.” At the forefront…

People in this episode

Host: Kirti Mutatkar

Guest: Chago Martin

Topics covered

• leadership
• humanistic approach
• empathy
• relationships
• business success

Keywords

• leadership
• empathy
• business relationships
• humanistic approach
• long-term success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paragon Personnel, Trilogy Personnel and Land Management, UnitedAg

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