"Nice Business!" Podcast

When 14 businesses become one, the hardest part isn’t the org chart… it’s the humans. 

We ask Catalyst MedTech CEO: Marty Shirley about how he rebuilt culture after a seismic merger: opening direct access to leadership, making “everything is personal,” co-authoring performance plans, offboarding with dignity (and welcoming “boomerangs”), and using purpose as a filter for strategy. We get into managers vs. leaders, clarity as kindness, and turning 13 regional playbooks into one “lather, rinse, repeat” operating system, all while keeping the patient at the center.

You’ll learn:

• How to communicate scary change without spin
• A framework for compassionate exits (and why some people come back)
• Turning many good processes into one great standard
• Using purpose to decide what to keep, sell, or sunset

Have you ever had a manager who told you they wanted people to fear them? If so, why? Or, if you are someone who once believed that was the best management method, but want to change, listen for some tips on what you can do to improve that behavior and reap the benefits today!

Introduction to the hosts, Richard Train of Richard L.Train Consulting, and Jim Bob Howard, Technical Consultant. They'll discuss how this podcast series will help business owners, executives and anyone looking to grow learn how to be kind in their business dealings, and also successful. There's always a nicer way to handle any situation.