Leadership
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”
While women have made significant strides in education, having long accounted for about half of all college graduates in the country, they are still largely underrepresented in business and government leadership roles.
Cudahy receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Aside from city founders Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn and George Walker, few people, if any, have had more impact on Milwaukee than entrepreneur, community advocate and philanthropist Michael J. Cudahy.
Cudahy’s 10 Golden Rules On How To Run An Organization
Michael J. Cudahy was known for an open, enlightened and progressive corporate culture at his former company, Marquette Medical. In his autobiography, “Joyworks: The Story of Marquette Electronics,” Cudahy outlined his “10 Golden Rules On How To Run An Organization,” which he also refers to as “How Not To Screw Up An Organization.”
“Contagious: Why Things Catch On”
Have you ever wondered why certain products get talked about more often than others? Do you often consult your peers before buying a product? Professor Jonah Berger explains word-of-mouth social transmission in his book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.”
Steven Marsho, partner at Jigsaw
What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?
"Stayed true to our goal of making every person in the agency digitally savvy."
Inspire employees to think like entrepreneurs
When we allow the E.G.O. to be present at work, we create an organization filled with internal competition.
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In the loop
How much information should be shared with employees? How much is too much when it comes to sharing information with employees.
Smart talk
Question:
"I read your ‘Build a Great Team’ column in the March 4 issue of BizTimes Milwaukee. Could you expand on your comments regarding effective communications within teams? I’m part of a management team that is trying to do a better job keeping one another informed, in the loop, etc. We’ve had some troublesome conflict, and several members seem intent on carrying grudges."
Amazing Grace
“Grace” is one of my favorite words. On Sundays I watch a little girl named Grace as she walks up the aisle at church, personifying her name. And Grace is the middle name of a beloved granddaughter. Lovely word, I think – and one with many meanings. I tend to like these: inherent excellence; easy elegance of manners, motion or action; perfection of form or the disposition to benefit or serve another.
