Ideas

Steve Jagler, executive editor of BizTimes Milwaukee, writes in today's Biz Blog:"In the spring of 1847, Samuel Marshall arrived...

Four fast-growing mid-size company CEOs shared success drivers at the Biz-Tech Conference & Expo presented by BizTimes last week....

Cell phones are central to our way of life.  When leaving the house in the morning, we automatically grab...

While visiting New Orleans in March to watch the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team play in the Sweet 16, I got involved in a conversation with Katie Leuer, a 25-year old professional who works for Best Buy corporate in Minneapolis. She was in the midst of a four-day trip to cheer on the Badgers. For those of you who follow college basketball, her brother is (soon-to-graduate) Wisconsin Badger forward, Jon Leuer.

Not long ago in these pages I laid down my own commandments (as I referred to them) of sales leadership. One of them – hire wisely, not well – seemed to touch a particularly sensitive nerve among business owners and senior sales management. Let me take the topic a little deeper.

How many times have you heard someone say, "I'd really love this job if I didn't have all of these meetings!"

The topic of time management came up during an appointment with a client who was struggling to "get it all done." Her average workweek tops 70 hours. She reluctantly admitted that she never eats lunch and only uses two of her five weeks of vacation. A quick evaluation of her typical week revealed that 40 percent of her time was allocated to recurring scheduled meetings. With that insight, I then asked her to:

Vernal equinox, March 20th, marks the beginning of spring, a change of seasons with signs of new life and an invitation to consider new possibilities. The frozen earth breaks open as the crocus and daffodil announce their arrival. The barren branches of the trees gently transform as spirited singing birds find their way home.

Russ Klisch Founder Lakefront Brewery 1872 N. Commerce Street, Milwaukee www.lakefrontbrewery.com Industry: Brewing Russ Klisch...

Day Two at the Expo begins with the Corporate Growth Summit Panelists Mary Isbister, Mike Malatesta,...

Well, we as federal taxpayers will be helping to pay some more interest on borrowed money and will be...