Posts by author: Maria Milanetti

How to Act with Courage in Business

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Business.

Courage: The ability to do something that frightens one; to act in accordance with one’s beliefs, especially in spite of possible criticism. Any Google search on courage takes us to a long list of children’s books on the topic, so evidently, we value it and do our best to pass it along to children early… Read more »

Leadership Values in Organizations

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Leadership.

At MarchFifteen we pay attention to the organizational culture of our clients, and how it relates to the creation of an environment that is successful for employees, customers and their organization as a whole. Since organizational culture is a complex thing, in this blog we want to focus on one of the essential ingredients of… Read more »

Simplicity – Concentrating On Doing Less In Your Business

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Family and Independent Business.

As we reach our fourth Anniversary here at MarchFifteen and the third Anniversary of our Family and Independent Business Practice, we wanted to reflect on Simplicity – a common theme that has come up in conversations with our clients. My business partner Edyta Pacuk, President and Founder of MarchFifteen, did a fantastic speech and blog… Read more »

Organizational Culture – What it is and how you might assess it

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Family and Independent Business, Organizational Transformation.

“Culture eats strategy for lunch.” – Peter Drucker Organizational culture is a term that widely receives attention, yet one that may not be completely understood by many. This blog addresses the much talked about idea of culture and explains what culture is to organizations. It will help you start to think about your organization’s culture,… Read more »

What Is Emotional Intelligence and How Can It Be Improved?

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Family and Independent Business, Leadership Development, Organizational Psychology.

At MarchFifteen we facilitate Emotional Intelligence sessions within organizations and find this a fascinating topic to share with clients. I was very inspired while doing EQ/EI research to come across a Harvard Business Review Blog. It reinforced that it is possible to shift an individual, a team and an entire organization towards a higher awareness… Read more »

Harnessing Family Talent: Human resources planning and communication during family business transition

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Family and Independent Business.

In October 2014 MarchFifteen Partner, Maria Milanetti, will be presenting on the topic of  “Human Resources and Communications during Business Transition” at the Family Firm Institute (FFI) Annual Global conference in Washington D.C. Ahead of her presentation Maria wrote an article on the topic for FFI’s online publication, The Practitioner. Below is the article in it’s entirety,… Read more »

Succession Planning in Family Enterprises and Independently Held Businesses

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Family and Independent Business.

This blog is meant for Family Enterprises, Independently Held Businesses and their Advisors. We are writing this series of blogs for our close connections and those that they network with on a regular basis. Please let us know if you have any feedback for us on this series which will include different topics of interest… Read more »

The Power of Influence – Building Enduring Business for a World of Constant Change: Part II – The Primary Ingredients of Influence

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Organizational Psychology.

At MarchFifteen, we are fascinated by business literature on leadership and influence.  It is our role to have the most current business knowledge and awareness to best help you every day of the week. We recognize that there are many things that create influential leaders, and part two of this blog consists of a set… Read more »

The Power of Influence – Building Enduring Business for a World of Constant Change: Part I – Personal Impact

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Leadership Development.

We recognize that there are many things that create influential leaders, but one of our observations is that Authenticity is one of the things that allows influence more fluidly than other characteristics. In other words, showing up as who you are, respectfully, each and every day. This is a believable and repeatable practice that great leaders understand.