by Don Maruska | Nov 30, 2017 | Ideas in Action
Fast Company Think about what promise will give you the respect you desire. Then act to show that you deliver on your promise. Read the full article here.
by Don Maruska | Nov 28, 2017 | Decision Making
Kevin bemoaned the nearly 100 days a year he spent on the road for his job. “I’m strung out spending virtually all of my time traveling and missing my family,” he confided. “The tennis foursome that I enjoyed kicked me out because I missed so many games. I like the...
by Don Maruska | Nov 14, 2017 | Everything Else
Diverse teams excel if, and only if, the members appreciate their differences and know how to navigate them productively. Otherwise, differences create friction but no added value and, in fact, can rip an otherwise promising business apart. This is especially true...
by Don Maruska | Nov 8, 2017 | Talent Development
I worried that I would fall. In fact, I knew that I would fall. And, it was over 60 feet straight down to the hard-packed earth and underbrush below me. On my own, it felt like certain death. Twenty years ago I confronted that challenge in the final section of the...
by Don Maruska | Nov 1, 2017 | Everything Else
Would you like more customers and have them be extremely profitable? The key is finding your “most wanted” customers. For many businesses, the top 20 percent of their customers yield 80 percent of their volume and profits. Merely doubling that top group will more...