Leadership Magazines Leadership Magazine Issue 5 | Page 26

Sticking to the Basics NEW! Daren & Crystelle Gates “ elp people stretch beyond what they think they can do. Aid them in setting high H goals, and help them have the determination to reach them.” I n January of 1992, while attending Southern Utah University, Daren’s interest was piqued. While attending class, Daren happened to sit by a girl reading a book in a foreign language. Impressed, Daren tried to catch her attention by offering her a stick of Big Red gum. Surprisingly enough, she wasn’t offended. Instead, this was the start of a whirlwind romance. After twenty years of marriage, Daren and Crystelle still laugh about how a stick of gum and a German book brought them together. 26 Essential leadership | Spring 2013 Business Tip “Whenever someone is failing to do as well as they could, it is most likely because we have failed to train them well enough.”