by Don Maranca | Jun 29, 2020 | Communication, Culture, People
You’re Fired! It was June 15, 2009 when I heard these words. I am so thankful now that it happened. I wasn’t so thankful back then. I had just moved my family from Austin to San Antonio to take this job. My dog died the same week. My sister-in-law had an...
by Don Maranca | Sep 19, 2017 | Business Body, Business Growth, Marketing
Where should cash go first? Marketing or Operations? If we were to follow the model of our human bodies, it would go to Marketing first. In our business body, our Respiratory System represents the Marketing Function. Operations, or our Digestive System, would be...
by Don Maranca | May 24, 2017 | Business Body, Business Growth, System
Are you storing calories in your business body? Do you have a healthy metabolism for your business body? Many companies in a growth mode grow too quickly, resulting in a quick death or a long life of unhealthy habits. Remember, Food = Supply! And the Digestive System...
by Don Maranca | Mar 29, 2017 | Business Body, Business Growth, Process
Has your business ever thrown up? That’s what happens when you take in bad inventory and you have to return it to suppliers, or worse, you make a bad product and your customer is not pleased. My last article talked about the 3 Core Functions your business needs:...
by Don Maranca | Feb 18, 2017 | Business Body, Business Growth, Infrastructure
What kills you first? Lack of oxygen or lack of blood? We are aerobic creatures that need oxygen to live. Blood helps transport oxygen throughout our body, most importantly to our brain. So blood is the means to provide oxygen, but it’s the oxygen that keeps us...
