Thomas Monaghan was founder, president, and chief executive officer of Domino’s Pizza. Domino’s grew from a small debt-ridden chain to the second largest pizza company in America, with sales of over one billion dollars. When asked to account for the phenomenal growth of the company, Monaghan explained, “I programmed everything for growth.” And how did he plan for growth? “Every day we develop people—the key to growth is developing people.”

Not special cheese, not a tasty crust, not fast delivery schedules, but people! People are the key to all effective leadership.