Ideas

The minute I get a thought, I capture it. For the past year or so, I've been texting myself through voice dictation. It works. It's the same way I am writing this column. Voice to text. It works.

I see the tides turning. Leaders in organizations are having conversations about Gen Y. Not just complaining about them; rather trying to get a handle on the issues that have become a new reality in organizations. They're grappling.

Steve had just been through some trust-based sales training wherein he learned that he should eliminate sales pressure and just try having a conversation with prospects and customers.

How bullish are you about your company in 2015? Jay Lehr, Ph.D., senior fellow and science director of The Heartland Institute says, “It pays to be an optimist.”

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal first quarter net earnings of $23.9 million, or 46 cents per share, down from $27.2 million, or 53 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Johnson Controls Inc. named its global Innovation Center in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward after outgoing chief executive officer Stephen Roell in a ceremony Tuesday night.

Milwaukee-based International Thermal Systems has acquired the business assets of Continental Equipment Corporation, also in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Sign Association Inc. has given Milwaukee-based Sign Effectz Inc. a first place award for the neon sign it designed, built and installed for Divino’s Restaurant in Milwaukee.

LTL Freight Services, a Milwaukee-based shipping logistics company, has changed its name to Global Freight Source.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has elected Raymond L. Conner to its board of directors.