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Sales: Traditional salesperson is becoming obsolete
Several years ago I had the good fortune to tour the Oshkosh Truck Company's manufacturing operation. As most of...
Negotiations: Concessions, Four more proven strategies
In last month's column on giving and getting concessions I discussed four proven concession strategies for negotiations. In today's...
Coaching: Create a work environment full of support, encouragement and truth
One way coaches serve is helping clients become aware of their blind spots. Another way coaches serve is becoming...
Biz Notes
The Milwaukee NARI ChapterEight companies joined the Milwaukee Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), Wauwatosa:...
Personnel File
AccountingMargaret "Peg" Lambert joined the Milwaukee office of Schenck Business Solutions, Appleton, as a business process improvement manager. Lambert...
More room for more people
A Hartland-based independent insurance agency will triple its office space this September as it plans to double its staff...
New market for HMO
Abri Health Plan Inc., a West Allis-based health maintenance organization (HMO) that currently handles health insurance for Wisconsin Medicaid...
Greater Medicare regulation needed to protect seniors
As the State Insurance Commissioner, I recently testified before the United States Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health with...
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Many forklift operators lack training
Untrained forklift operators endanger employees, put employers at risk of substantial fines, and can result in higher insurance costs...
Survey shines light on business risks
Financial executives at the world's largest companies expect the severity of their most prevalent business risks to remain constant...
Area businesses expect soft landing
Area businesses are expecting a soft landing during the second half of 2007, according to the third quarter business...
Hoping for a Soft Landing
Stifled by an icy housing market, a record trade deficit, soaring national debt, over-stretched consumers, high energy costs and a prolonged war in Iraq, the U.S. economy is slowing down.
The key question remains: will it be a hard landing or a soft landing?
The key question remains: will it be a hard landing or a soft landing?