by Don Maruska | May 31, 2017 | Talent Development
As the waves of Baby Boomers hit the shores of retirement, businesses and government agencies across the United States face huge talent shortages. While the Baby Boomer generation has 76 million members, Generation X following it numbers only 50 million. So, if...
by Don Maruska | May 24, 2017 | Everything Else
Amidst the flood of ads and product information bombarding customers, your business needs a strong message to be noticed. Those businesses that take a stand for their customers and convey it with passion gain attention and succeed. For example, in the early...
by Don Maruska | May 17, 2017 | Business Growth
Managers often spend too much time looking at their businesses from the inside. They focus on what they are doing rather than what their customers are doing. They also miss important opportunities to understand what’s happening with other players in their industry....
by Don Maruska | May 9, 2017 | Talent Development
What are you doing to develop talent in your organization? Studies indicate that fewer than half of American businesses have formal programs to identify and develop needed future talent. Reviewing how your human capital is appreciating it as important as or more...
by Don Maruska | May 3, 2017 | Leadership
What you measure in your business can have profound effects on your employees’ behaviors and your business results. Unfortunately, the effects may not be positive. Jim wanted to get away from the day-to-day responsibilities of his business in order to spend...