by Don Maranca | May 30, 2018 | Culture, Leadership, Process
By Jim Coyle on May 24, 2018 – Do you know how many people are directly affected by the work you do? I ask leadership teams this question and they usually answer with the number of people they employ – 75 or 100 or 120. “How about your vendors, employees’...
by Don Maranca | Feb 28, 2018 | Communication, Core Values, Leadership, People
My son didn’t like what he heard from me, so he went to his mom and got the answer he wanted. We call this “the end-run” but it also happens in business. Ever experience dissention in your organization where employees sided with one leader over the other? It’s like a...
by Don Maranca | Feb 1, 2017 | Business Growth, Leadership, Vision
Walt Disney had Roy. Henry Ford had James Couzens. Ray Kroc (McDonald’s) had Fred Turner. These are now large companies, but they were small once. The game changer for them was having the right second in command to complement their gifts and talents to reach the next...
by Don Maranca | Oct 28, 2016 | Infrastructure, Leadership, Technology
FRUSTRATION – what people experience when they are willing but don’t have the right tools to do the job! Can you imagine an artist who doesn’t have a paint brush? Or a musician without an instrument? In business, if you can’t use your Unique Ability because the...
by Don Maranca | Oct 13, 2016 | Culture, Infrastructure, Leadership
What gets measured gets done! Do you believe that? How many of your friends wear a Fitbit step tracking device (or something similar)? Do they walk more than they have in the past? Chances are they do! Because of its popularity, the wearable healthcare market is...
by Don Maranca | Sep 22, 2016 | Culture, Infrastructure, Leadership, People
When you’re growing and want to go to the next level, having the Right People isn’t enough. You also have to have the Right Structure! As stated in my previous blog, How FIT is your Business Body, when you’re a small company, getting the right talent (People) is...
