Julie Miller and Brian Bedford As a leader at your organization, you like to think that you run a pretty tight ship. But if you’re being honest with yourself, you know that you let a few things slide in 2013. None of these transgressions have been deal-breakers, but you know if you don’t start holding […]
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Gina Soleil, Author, Fuel Your Business With the recent passing of Nelson Mandela, we’re given an opportunity to reflect on the personal impact we have on this world, the leadership choices we make, and the legacy in which we want to leave behind. The world has lost a great leader, a man who brought resiliency to life,
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Jeremy Kingsley Some people like to take stock every year on their birthday. For others, it’s the start of the school year in the fall. For most of us, though, it’s the end of the calendar year that prompts us to look back at what we have-or haven’t-accomplished and set goals for the year ahead.
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Daniel K. Walker, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Farmers & Merchants Bank Keeping your word. Seems like such a simple statement, a statement that could very well form the foundation of every person’s daily creed. But it doesn’t. We all know many people who make promises but don’t keep them . . . People who
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Linda Fisher Thornton, CEO, Leading in Context LLC It is easy to name the reasons for leading ethically that revolve around preventing problems – complying with laws and regulations, reducing employee complaints and preventing lawsuits, for example. But what about the many opportunities that proactive ethical leadership provides to the leaders and organizations who embrace it? The
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Tim Phillips, Managing Director, Revenade, LLC It’s a pretty safe bet that at various times in your life, you will have to negotiate – for a business contract, a new car, or even a personal relationship. Obviously, you want to walk away satisfied that you have made the best deal. And you will want the person you
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Meridith Elliott Powell, Author, Winning In The Trust & Value Economy When the economy started to struggle in late 2008, so did the consumer—emotionally, as well as financially. At first, consumers, like businesses, contentedly waited for the economy to bounce back. But, as the bounces took longer and were far less impressive than expected, consumer
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Jim Taylor, Vice President, Information Technology, Transportation Insight The supply chain is gaining in complexity at an alarming rate, creating a deluge of information overload from data generated within supply chain processes. Companies are using Big Data to better understand these massive amounts of data associated with processes and costs related to procurement, manufacturing, distribution, customer
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Dana Wilde, Founder, The Mind Aware We’ve heard it hundreds of times . . . you get what you think about. Well, what if it’s true? What if your brain was actually designed to “bring about” what you “think about”? If you knew it was true, would you spend time complaining about your growth last year?
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Judd Hollas, Founder & Chief Inventor, EquityNet The crowdfunding industry is gaining serious momentum, and with the implementation of Title III of the JOBS Act coming up next year, entrepreneurs will soon have many more options when it comes to fundraising. Title III will allow many Americans who are not considered high-net-worth individuals to invest in
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