Marty Stratton Shares

Backhanded Comment – Small Business Survival Study

Marty Stratton — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:56:33 +0000

CNNMoney.com || States with worst business failure rates. Iowa and other Midwest States are recognized in a study reported by CNN… North Dakota, Vermont, Iowa, Wyoming, and Kansas have the lowest rate of small business failures. Good news… I guess. One of the key ingredients with many of the successful and growth orientated business leaders …

SMART Conference, 2011

Marty Stratton — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:32:40 +0000

Managing Economic Development Organizations What a great conference! I really enjoyed the speakers and the many great people who are working to impact the State of Iowa. There was a nice group of professionals attending the “Managing Economic Development Organizations” and we covered how to align and engage the Board of Directors to achieve results. …

Top 100 U.S. markets lead the world in economic clout | The Business Journals

Marty Stratton — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:55:21 +0000

Top 100 U.S. markets lead the world in economic clout | The Business Journals. Des Moines is well represented at #59. We have a long way to go to reach the Top 10… and we are working to make this happen! Find out how to grow, build wealth and establish a Business Legacy. Give us …

“Knowledge Worker” – Achieving Results

Marty Stratton — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:44:44 +0000

“The knowledge worker must be focused on the results and performance goals of the entire organization to have any results and performance at all. This means that he has to set aside time to direct his vision from his work to results, and from his specialty to the outside in which alone performance lies.” Peter …

National, regional employers concerned with filling positions

Marty Stratton — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:53:58 +0000

National, regional employers concerned with filling positions. Very interesting survey results on Midwest businesses finding it difficult to find and hire good talent. Some of the business leaders we work with have mentioned this and it is becoming more critical as the economy improves. What is very alarming is… the lack of a motivated or …

The “Wiz” to Business Finesse & Confidence!

Marty Stratton — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:50:12 +0000

“Ding-Dong the Witch is dead; the wicked ol’ Witch… the Witch is dead!” It is hard to get this lyric out of your mind once you hear it. The “Wizard of Oz” had all the scary and wicked things that created nightmares… strange people, a cute dog, Dorothy, a tornado, munchkins, lions, tigers …