Ideas
Campaign donors hedge bets in governor’s race
I can think of only three motivations for donating to a political candidate's campaign: (1) You believe strongly in...
IQ Corridor needs more investors
A few years back, I came up with the name "I-Q Corridor" to describe the 400 miles or so...
Drain the red ink from the swamp
Editor's note: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) is scheduled to deliver the keynote address Thursday at this year's Oregon Business...
The specialists
In my previous column, we got inside the heads of the entrepreneurial generalists. Now, let's find out what makes the specialists tick.
Boulders, rocks and pebbles
Question: We are in the middle of a reorganizing effort. As the VP of human resources, I'm very involved...
The gender gap is still too wide
Women. Women in board rooms. Women in C suites. Women in public office. Women as partners in law firms. Women as university presidents. Women as officers in the military. Women ministers, priests and rabbis …
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County budget needs immediate repairs
Every local government in Wisconsin is forced to make difficult budget decisions this time of year. While recent debate...
Gubernatorial candidates’ responses to MMAC survey are revealing
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) this week released the results of a survey it conducted with the...
Democracy at work
By the time you're reading this, my Dutchman Jan Gorissen and I will be newly married. As general counsel for a couple of large corporations – one Dutch and one American, Jan worked closely with many business organizations all over the world.
The multigenerational workforce
Where we work, how we work, the skills we need to stay employed and the technologies we use to connect with team members and customers have changed dramatically. Social networking has replaced TV advertising, and YouTube has surpassed the Library of Congress as the largest library in the world.
