Ideas
Palermo’s wants employee vote to move forward
Milwaukee frozen pizza manufacturer Palermo Villa Inc. on Friday expressed a desire to move forward with a stalled union election at the company.
Don’t rationalize poor management
We all tell ourselves stories, and leaders are no exception. For example, you might tell yourself that you are viewed as a great leader by your employees, or that you are considered a superstar in your company. Sometimes stories are based on reliable feedback and sometimes they are simply a means to justify behavior.
PPG gives back to community
The Oak Creek branch of PPG Industries, a Pennsylvania-based coatings manufacturing company, has contributed more than $45,000 in grants to community organizations and schools this year.
BizTimes adds new reporter
BizTimes Media recently hired reporter Erica Breunlin, who is covering technology, health care and the nonprofit sector for BizTimes Milwaukee magazine and BizTimes.com.
New ideas for employee retention
I hear more and more leaders starting to talk openly about the challenge they face in attracting employees and keeping them. This is good. If we don't connect with this reality, we won't take steps to change it.
Schlomowitz goes into sales
When working with clients who are hoping to see their sales teams break through to new levels of performance, I often haul out this role-playing exercise:
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Good habits reap good results
Have you ever thought about how much of what you do everyday is a function of habits?
ManpowerGroup tries new internship model
This summer, ManpowerGroup piloted a new approach to traditional summer internship programs; we wanted to elevate the intern experience.
Unemployment hits some population groups harder
Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at 7 percent, and the national unemployment rate is at 8.3 percent, but the unemployment numbers are even higher for people in some segments of the population, including young adults, veterans and minorities.
American Pasteurization opens California branch
American Pasteurization Company, a Milwaukee-based high pressure processing company that serves the food manufacturing industry, will open a second facility in Sacramento, Calif.
