Margaret Reynolds
Want to double your business? Here is what you need to know.
Is it even possible for a mature company in a slow growth industry who (or that?) is losing customers to double their business in today’s quickly changing marketplace? Many experts say organic growth is no longer possible. That simply isn’t true. What is true is that companies can’t do it by doing what they have …
Interview with Tim Chadwick, CEO of MMC Corporation
Culture-Driven Leadership Tim Chadwick, CEO of MMC Corp since 2014, has a secret sauce for leadership born of his respect for long-time K-State Football Coach Bill Snyder. They both believe that the three most powerful words in building effective teams are “I appreciate you”. As an employee-owned company, Chadwick is laser focused on developing the …
Guidelines for Prioritizing
As a Growth Catalyst, I usually try to impart some wisdom on a common business issue every week. As I was reflecting on what issue to tackle it occurred to me that picking one is the problem. Most of us feel overwhelmed everyday—there is so much to do and simply not enough time or money …
Why aren’t you innovating?
Every organization has experienced business gravity. That gravity is what keeps your organization, and its performance, firmly rooted in place. Unfortunately, it can hold you down or limit growth. It is the gravity created by habits, the things that are routinely accepted as given—whether it is how we think, how we work, or how we …
How Effective is Your Customer Service (and how GrowthDNA can help improve it)?
Most companies that I work with claim to have great customer service. After all, who would say they don’t have good customer service. And yet, the extent to one invests in and executes customer service is a strategic decision and not all companies are investing at the same level. One of the worst things a …
Talking Business Now – Kelly Scanlon Interviews Margaret Reynolds
On Thursday, October 17, Kelly Scanlon interviewed Margaret Reynolds for her podcast, Talking Business Now. Here is that episode: http://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN3690489252.mp3
Do you have the confidence to act boldly?
My riding friends and I have just decided we are going to Egypt to ride Arabians to the pyramids and throughout the desert to tour ancient sites. After five years doing horseback treks around the world I have learned there is no other way I would rather take in a new country then up close …
What is your DNA and how can you use it?
What is Your DNA? GrowthDNA is a framework designed to help leaders identify the unseen variables in their organizations, the DNA, that contributes to or detracts from the growth of the company. Fortunately for growth goals, your business DNA can be altered over its lifetime to drive improved growth results. We have created a GrowthDNA …
Creating a culture that improves performance
Culture is a mystery to many of us. We know it matters but we don’t know how to create the purposeful culture we need to improve morale and subsequently performance. Gallup tells us that 70% of employees are disengaged making it hard for any company to achieve their goals. But even companies who report having …