by mmartyn | Dec 23, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Enterprise Alignment, Leadership, Motivation, Operational Excellence, Results
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally was a runaway winner of the 2010 MarketWatch CEO of the year, easily beating out Steve Jobs, Vikram Pandit, Jeff Bezos and Reed Hastings. Since the hiring of Mulally in 2006, Ford has been on a roll. While Ford continued to post...
by mmartyn | Dec 7, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Engagement, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
Meet Bill Strickland. He is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and delivers educational and cultural opportunities to students and adults within a culture that fosters innovation, creativity, responsibility and integrity. But perhaps more...
by mmartyn | Nov 30, 2010 | Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Creativity, Design, Development, Innovation, Leadership, Motivation, Results
A $2,000 car? The Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation said it was impossible…but, that didn’t deter Ratan Tata. Motivated by a passion for meeting the needs of India’s impoverished people, the Chairman of Tata Motors assembled a five person engineering team...
by mmartyn | Nov 2, 2010 | Brain, Creativity, Development, Innovation, Motivation, Problem Solving
In his work as an educational theorist, John Dewey believed that discovery-based education yielded the best learning. By allowing learners to connect with information through participation and experimentation they engaged more fully and identified new ideas and...
by mmartyn | Oct 14, 2010 | Changing Behavior, Culture, Engagement, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
It is rare I come across information on the practice of leadership rooted in actionable advice and useful for my clients. Recently however, I discovered a brilliant 3 minute talk on the role of leaders in starting a movement. The creator, Derek Sivers, is the former...
by mmartyn | Oct 5, 2010 | Best Practices, Cultural Enablers, Human Behavior, Leadership, Motivation
Recently, an executive asked me to help develop a profile for recruiting new sales managers. The company currently uses a highly refined and successful selection process which hires results-oriented sales managers who aren’t afraid to give pointed feedback and hold...
