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 | Jan 18, 2017 | Business Growth, People, Process
Thank you to my readers! Here are my top 5 articles with the most views in 2016. Hope you get some valuable insights on how to be better leaders in running your business in 2017 and beyond! #5 – Culture Without Habit is Non-existent! You’ve defined your Core...
by Don Maranca | Dec 1, 2016 | Communication, Culture, Process
Culture is a buzz word these days! But what does that really mean? Does culture actually produce results or is it just a fun place to work? In a previous post, I mentioned “If your Culture is not what you want it to be, first look at how you’re communicating. Chances...