Ideas
Money for something
Not tying performance reviews to pay raises is a sore spot for me, and has been for many years. I thought that in these times of tough but enlightened management, this dinosaur practice was behind us. I'm sorry to report it isn't.
Eisner Museum to live on with educational outreach
The Eisner American Museum of Advertising & Design announced recently that it will close its facility located at 208 N. Water St., Milwaukee, once the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) constructs its new dormitory in the Historic Third Ward.
Program teaches teachers about economics
Lakeland College, located in Sheboygan County, recently replaced the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as the host of the Milwaukee Center for Economic Education.
Grants will help universities amplify region’s emphasis on water research
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University were recently awarded a $135,000 Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a water technology center.
Thank your employees
During the 18th century, British sailors were rewarded with an extra ration of rum after a successful voyage. Now that your employee and management teams have successfully navigated the turbulent waters of the economic tsunami, how will you reward them? How will you maintain motivation, morale and reduce the anxiety associated with the recession?
Bring out the best
Question: "Employee morale is becoming a concern. Some of us remember a time (not so long...
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Inspiration from Mandela
"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the...
Open your mind to social media
These (and other) social networks are having a more powerful impact for small business organizations than for huge ones....
‘Hidden in plain view’
Our nation's economy is fragile. Soon, we could reach the point of maximum vulnerability. The mass media spins rhetoric to distract us from the truth when their role should be to educate us about how to navigate through these financial rapids.
The wrong word
Dale had just come out of a four-day sales training program his company had sponsored for its top performers. This was heady stuff. He'd learned how to apply Sun Tzu's "Art of War" – about ancient Chinese warfare – to modern day competitive engagement in selling.
