Ideas
‘Blue Sky Time’
Mike Natalizio, president and CEO of insurance brokerage and business advisory firm HNi in New Berlin, recently wrote a manifesto publication titled, "Complexity Unraveled: The Art of Leading in a Complex World." Natalizio says business leaders must tune out the noise to change the game.
‘Advancing the Entrepreneurial Spirit’: Do you have what it takes?
Hire the right people: Measured approach identifies the best in class
Question:
"Enjoyed your last column in BizTimes on human capital management (HCM). I wonder if you could expand on the 'acquiring employees' aspect of that column. I lead an engineering consulting firm and we've had a hard time of late identifying front-line employees who are going to work out. Is there a way to be more scientific about this? Thanks!"
Beware of another kind of deficit
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."
— Mother Teresa
The Rotary business mantra: Do your deals benefit all parties involved?
Power Play: Wisconsin Energy launches $3.5 billion investment in state
Repatriating profits from China
“Taking Action: Working Through Procrastination and Achieving Your Goals”
Harshad Shah, president of Eagle Technology Inc.
What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?
"To gain an increase in market share and expand internationally, we released a web-based, cloud computing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of its asset management software. This web-based version is much easier to deploy and is significantly lower in upfront costs, increasing a facility's return on investment. Additional internationalized features in the web-based version allow us to expand our international presence."
