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Growth is leadership’s number one challenge. Your greatest impediments are communication and focus. The single most powerful tool for dealing with those impediments is an effective strategic management process that leverages your most valuable asset – your leadership team.
In this episode, host CMA’s David Ciullo discusses with John Myrna, Co-Founder and CEO of Myrna Associates, Inc., his new book- The Chemistry of Growth: A CEO’s Guide. Listen as David and John discuss a practical and proven formula that has enabled hundreds of small and mid-sized companies to create and grow exceptional value, turning their company’s vision into reality.
About The Guest:
John Myrna’s early years and the road less traveled
John started his business career working two paper routes to feed his avid electronics hobby. As a high school sophomore, he moved into the big time with a leveraged buyout of his accordion teacher’s music business. He received an early education in managing a declining market when the Beatles invaded, and the accordion business took a nosedive. Effective market positioning and two acquisitions generated the cash flow to fund his BS in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Following the road less traveled, John went from the big-city streets of central Newark to the big sky country of Bozeman, Montana. Two years later he left for the Army with a Masters degree in communications science and a life-long love of skiing and the West.
Fifteen years with Scientific Time Sharing Corporation (STSC)
John joined STSC in its first year to share in the lucrative computer time sharing business. During his 16-year tenure, STSC grew to over 250 employees, had a successful IPO and secondary offering, was acquired by a telephone company, and ended with an employee buyout. John became the General Manager of the core business after the triple blows of a back-to-back recession, the IBM 4300 with VM and the PC revolution knocked the time sharing business out of the sky. He turned his business unit around by shutting 18 offices, downsizing, and focusing on existing customers to generate enough cash flow to jump-start a very successful micro-computer software business.
Turnaround artist
Two months from bankruptcy and valued at “a quarter and two dead flies,” VM Systems Group’s board asked John to leave STSC and do his best to turn their company around. Within two years he consolidated the company’s position as number two in its market, attracting venture capital and enhancing growth through product and competitor acquisition. John was now a recognized turnaround artist.
Founding Myrna Associates, Inc.
On July 4, 1991, John and his life-long partner –and wife– Mary, formed Myrna Associates, dedicated to improving the competitiveness of America’s small businesses. John’s experiences have given him a passionate belief in the power of strategic planning to generate immediate bottom-line results, especially during a growth spurt, turnaround or other transitions. He distilled what he learned from leading organizations over 20 years into a formal program tailored for the small to medium-sized organization. Over a quarter of a century of continuous improvement has created a process that accomplishes more in a two-day team-planning meeting than in the two weeks required by traditional “big company” methods. Even organizations in crisis can find two days to invest in planning for success.
Total Quality Planning™
Success flows from the executive team’s consensus and commitment to achieving a small number of goals through specific action plans. Myrna Associates’ Total Quality Planning (TQP) process helps make this happen. Myrna Associates can take total responsibility for pre-planning, meeting facilitation and the transcribing and printing of a company’s plan. All the company team has to do is show up for the intensive two-day retreat and they are guaranteed to have the final plan in their hands within a week! Myrna Associates backs its work with a no questions asked, 100% money-back guarantee.
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Do you have the right people, in the right roles, doing the right work? Not just that, but even if the right people are in the right role, are they happy?
Do they enjoy the work that they do daily?
Does it bring them joy? What if there was a resource that could help you determine the right role for your team members—while also making sure that they feel included and engaged in your organization’s mission and purpose? There may be.
In this episode of HR Power Hour, join Tawny Alvarez and guest David B. Jones, CEO of The Talent Enterprise, as they discuss how using Science and Analytics can provide your company with the insights you need to effectively evaluate not just the needs of the organization—but the needs of your team.
About The Guest:
As Co-Founder and CEO at The Talent Enterprise, David Jones heads up business growth and expansion efforts across global markets and is instrumental in leading key client relationships across the organization.
He is also the driving force behind the company’s research and innovation efforts to identify future human capital priorities. With over 34 years of human capital experience, of which 26 years are within the Middle East, he has worked with clients in over 40 countries on a broad range of talent, leadership, assessment, performance, transformation, innovation, and inclusion projects.
He is experienced in using a wide variety of psychometric instruments. Jones holds an undergraduate degree from the University of York, a Post-Graduate Degree from the University of West England, an Executive MBA from the University of Bradford, and a PhD from the University of Leicester. He also participated in a leadership programme at London Business School and is qualified with the British Psychological Society at both Level A and Level B.
With a background in labor market economics, Jones is a senior advisor to policymakers and organizational leaders on their most pressing human capital priorities. He regularly lectures at universities across the globe, including the University of Cambridge – UK, the European School of Management and Technology – Berlin, and the University of Bradford – UK. Jones recently published his latest book, “The Future of Assessments,” adding to his collection of books that include the best-selling ‘Unlocking the Paradox of Plenty and award-winning ‘Game Changers.
He has also contributed to books such as ‘Employment and Career Motivation in the Gulf States’ by Gerlach, ‘The Political Economy of Wasta’ by Springer, and ‘Policy Making in the GCC’ by IB Tauris. Forthcoming publications include research contributions to volumes on the changing social contract in Saudi Arabia; an international perspective on happiness and positive psychology, and an edited volume on ‘The Future of Labour Market Reform in the GCC’ by Gerlach Press.
Jones is a self-confessed bike fanatic and thinks any car is “essentially a tin box with a wheel in each corner”. He is proud to say that he has never owned a car, although he currently owns a total of seven bicycles and 13 motorbikes
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While most employers are aware that pregnant employees are entitled to some form of protection under the law, do you and your HR team have a full understanding of the statutes and regulations that provide protections to expectant parents—as well as their rights after a child is born?
There are a multitude of both state and federal laws that come into effect once an individual learns that they are expecting a child, each with individualized obligations for the employer, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that takes effect on June 27.
On this episode of HR Power Hour, join host Tawny Alvarez as she talks to Verrill attorney Elizabeth Johnston about an employer’s legal obligations as it relates to pregnancy in the workplace—from the FMLA to the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
About The Guest:
A regular contributor to Verrill’s Taking Care of HR Business blog, Liz handles a variety of employment matters including working with businesses of all sizes to ensure that their policies are in compliance with the latest legal updates and are working effectively for the organization in practice.
Liz also advocates for clients facing claims before state and federal courts, the Maine Human Rights Commission, and the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Your business is only successful if
there is a market for its products or services. There is only a market if a company recognizes, engages and encourages its team member to build a community that can consume the products or services.
As we all know, a company rarely “acts”—it’s the people within the organization, those who run and participate in the operations that “act” on behalf of the organization.
So how can a company be engaged in its community? Simple, by communicating community engagement as a priority within the organization while ensuring your actions support your verbalized commitment. But in most cases, it is anything but simple; it takes a lot of hard work.
In this episode of HR Power Hour, join Tawny Alvarez as she talks with Melissa Denbow, Vice President Community Experience Manager at Machias Savings Bank, about the work that she has done to help Machias Savings Bank become a key member of the community it serves, and steps other companies can take to communicate the value of community engagement to its team members.
About The Guest:
Melissa started her career at Machias Savings Bank in October 1995 as a teller, shortly after earning her bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
During the past 28 years at Machias Savings, she has held various positions – Commercial Banker, Branch Manager, Contact Center Manager, and most recently, VP, Community Experience Manager.
While her background is in financial banking and management, her greatest strength is relationship-building and making a difference in the community. She serves on the following boards: Mano en Mano, Junior Achievement, and the Maine Jumpstart Coalition.
In her spare time, Melissa enjoys gardening, canning, and spending time with their blended family of 4 beautiful adult children. Melissa currently resides in Jonesport with her husband, Jeff.
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