by Don Maruska | Apr 12, 2017 | Everything Else
Why is change so difficult? Changes in technology and the economy challenge us to shift how we work. Yet, we flounder in our responses. Rarely, are the primary problems with change technical in nature. Rather, the problems arise in how people react to the changes. New...
by Don Maruska | Nov 23, 2016 | Leadership
Negative thoughts can become viruses that eat away at our creativity and motivation. As one of my mentors, Eugene Kleiner of the legendary Kleiner Perkins venture capital firm, told me, “It’s not what you know or even who you know that determines success. It’s how you...
by Don Maruska | Aug 17, 2016 | Everything Else
A.) What’s missing from making the most of talent in organizations today? Our research shows that 30 to 40% of talent lies untapped in even the best of organizations. Correspondingly, employee satisfaction falls short of what employees want by a similar gap. It’s not...
by Don Maruska | Jul 28, 2016 | Business Growth
A. What gets in the way of solving tough issues together? Some people would say that it’s egos, but the challenges go deeper than egos. When people are fearful of losing in a negotiation or losing face in a discussion, they lose their best thinking. Their brains shift...