Bill Jensen, CEO, Jensen Group My team and I spent the past few years researching the future of work. We interviewed thousands of leaders from across the globe, asking “What are the toughest choices you must make to create the best possible future for your firm?” I was quickly schooled in global tough-choice metaphors. Spanish leaders spoke […]
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Walter J. Scherr, Author, WALTER’S WAY: How A Relief Kid Survived TB, Corporate Betrayal, Bankruptcy, Made Millions, And Touched The Lives of Billions Two invaluable lessons that I learned early in my career: 1. No one cared how much I knew until they knew I cared. 2. Finding common ground with my employees encouraged a
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Bill Hewitt, CEO of Exari For years, lawyers have worked hard to create contracts that reduced business risk and provided for equitable and fair treatment between partners. In recent years however, a new threat has emerged; the “cyber-liability”. Any company who has lived through a hacking event knows it can damage your reputation, turn away
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Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman of C-Suite Network When I decided to write my third book, Think Big, Act Bigger, I wanted to make sure my readers would get some practical takeaways. Something they could apply to their business regardless of industry. So I decided to make it a compilation of anecdotes and real-life stories aimed at inspiring entrepreneurs. Going in, I
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Jeff Van Gulick, Practice Leader & Executive Risk Specialist, HUB International Insuring directors and officers through M&A and IPO events Corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) bring necessary capital and resources to a growing company. But, these transactions can also be the impetus for legal recourse – a significant liability for
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Larry Light and Joan Kiddon, Authors, New Brand Leadership: Managing at the Intersection of Globalization, Locatlization, and Personalization The world is becoming more global, more local, and more personal all at the same time. How business leaders manage global brands must now change to address the collision of these three forces. Global marketing has evolved
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David Horsager, Author , THE DAILY EDGE: Simple Strategies To Increase Efficiency And Make An Impact Every Day High productivity and high profitability usually go hand in hand. But unless we drill down to absolute clarity on our goals and strategies, we will not achieve either. While the books and experts on the subject are
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Marshall Saunders, Co-founder & Managing Partner, SaundersDailey As a co-founder of a crowdfunding platform that is aimed at connecting accredited investors with sustainable real estate investment opportunities in the Twin Cities, I have a unique perspective on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the rust belt. Many rust belt communities are recovering from
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Jerry W. Thomas, President & CEO, Decision Analyst It’s surely un-American to question the huge flows of investment money flooding into technology firms and high-tech startups. After all, it seems like all of these high-tech investments would stimulate a high rate of economic growth in the U.S. True, some of these investments have created spectacular
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Brady Wilson, Co-founder, Juice Inc. Do the people in your organization ever suffer from brain freeze? No, not the after-effect of bolting down that ice-cold frappuccino. I’m talking about when employees’ and leaders’ brains shut down at work—and they are unable to access their knowledge, experience, skills and strengths. If this sounds familiar, you’re not
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