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Buford is new president of Workforce Investment Board
Earl Buford has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, succeeding Donald Sykes, who has served in that capacity since 2006.
Former Johnson Insurance CEO to lead Diversified Insurance
Brookfield-based Diversified Insurance Solutions has named Christian Lie chief executive officer, effective July 1. Lie was previously the president and CEO of Johnson Insurance in Racine.
Northwestern Mutual unveils new renderings for HQ project
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has unveiled some new renderings for its 1.1 million-square-foot, 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project at its corporate headquarters in downtown Milwaukee.
Baird analysts urge caution
Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist and William Delwiche, investment strategist at Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., are urging caution among investors for the second half of the year.
The old way or the new way? It’s really not a choice anymore.
My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it's not just a disruption – it's the new way of sales. What's your perspective?
Embrace the stereotype: Leverage the salesperson’s unfortunate inheritance
What if you were to ask a doctor, “How long have you been practicing medicine?” And he replied, “Oh, about 10 years…but I don't consider myself a doctor.”
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Focus on potential: What is determination worth to you?
Every once in a while, we land on new information or a new perspective that elicits a “That's it!” response.
Keys to success for family-owned businesses: UW-Madison offers resource
Family-owned businesses are economic powerhouses. They employ 53 percent of the workforce, represent one-third of all companies in the S&P 500 index and account for half of the U.S. Gross National Product. A list of the largest family-owned or -controlled businesses in the U.S. includes Wal-Mart, Ford, Cargill, Koch Industries, Carlson Companies and Comcast Corp.
Why your employees aren’t ‘all in’
In 1860, the great tightrope walker Charles Blondin walked the 1,100 feet across Niagara Falls five times.
Study shows flexible hours critical to employee retention
Close to half of Wisconsin business owners and executives believe that offering flexible work hours is among the best strategies to retain top talent.
