MarchFifteen on HRPA Insights Blog: Choose Your Competitors Wisely – A Leadership Compass for the Year Ahead

We are honoured to share that our article, “Choose Your Competitors Wisely: A Leadership Compass for the Year Ahead,” has been featured on the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Insights Blog.

In this piece, MarchFifteen President, Edyta Pacuk, reflects on a lesson passed down from her late father: “Do not compete with losers. Choose your competitors wisely.” It is a phrase that, while simple, carries profound implications for how leaders and organizations define excellence today.

The article explores what it truly means to “raise the bar,” not in performance alone, but in principle. It challenges leaders to hold themselves and their organizations to higher standards of character, purpose, and authenticity.

Rather than striving to outpace competitors, we emphasize that meaningful success stems from within:

– Competing with the best version of ourselves

– Staying true to our values even when it is inconvenient

– Operating within our unique “sweet spot” of excellence

– Remaining adaptable and relevant

– Setting fewer, more intentional goals that align with purpose.

Ultimately, “Choose Your Competitors Wisely” serves as a compass for leaders navigating today’s fast-changing landscape, a call to focus less on external competition and more on integrity, discipline, and long-term impact.

We invite you to read the full article on the HRPA Insights Blog by clicking here.

At MarchFifteen, we continue to champion leadership that is thoughtful and grounded in purpose, as true competition is not about outperforming others, but becoming the best version of who we are and what we stand for.