Harry S. Dennis III

My thanks for the very significant input to this article by my good friend, Karen Templeton, who was a former outplacement consultant for Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc. in Chicago.

Years ago, Clark Hull, a famous psychologist who taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1916-29, developed a profound theory about what motivates people.

Our TEC membership in Wisconsin lost two valued members and highly respected CEOs recently, one in a tragic motorcycle accident and one after a courageous fight with cancer.

My thanks this month to well known Vistage (TEC) speakers Ron Fleisher and John Zaepfel for their useful insights on the subject of cash flow.

Sometimes an idea for a monthly column is like accidentally finding a gold nugget under your pillow. That's...

My wife and I had the chance recently to see fulfillment at its absolute worst, and the people involved trying to perform at their absolute best.

Writer Paul Diamond of Vistage, a TEC affiliate, recently interviewed Brian Beaulieu, president of the Institute of Trend Research, about the economic outlook for the next couple years.

My thanks this month to Keith Styles, partner at Arent Fox LLP, a Washington, D.C., law firm with expertise in corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, public-private partnerships and joint ventures, for his timely insights.

Vistage/TEC speaker Larry King has gone down in management lore as one of the most knowledgeable experts on the subject of characteristics of great CEOs.

I had the privilege of being one of several business associates asked to deliver a memorial eulogy recently for a prominent 35-year TEC member.