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Jim BeckerPresident and CEOEPIC CreativeWest Bendwww.epiccreative.com EPIC Creative, a full-service advertising and video production agency headquartered in West Bend,...
UWM has been blessed with fine chancellors
Mark Mone, Ph.D., knows he has some very big shoes to fill as the new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Managers need to be flexible
When it comes to working with their intergenerational colleagues, too many people ask, “Why can’t they do it like we did?”
‘Sharing the Workspace Across Generations’
More than 200 employees from Milwaukee-area manufacturers participated in a recent survey conducted by The Paranet Group Inc. regarding their perspectives on working in a four-generation workforce. Key findings from the survey include:
Maximizing the 4-Generation Workforce
Now that people are living well into their 80s, as opposed to their 40s as was the case a century ago, it is not entirely uncommon to find a 20-year-old working alongside a 70-year-old.
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The ‘Wow!’ factor: How to amaze your customers and prospects
We all want our organizations to have a focused brand.
Your brand is the set of touch points that tells customers and prospects, “We're the only place where you can get what you want.”
Your brand is the set of touch points that tells customers and prospects, “We're the only place where you can get what you want.”
Build cooperation: When you must step into others’ turf
Dear Joan:
“I have recently been appointed marketing manager of the firm I work for. My new duties include crossing functional lines of a dozen departments to direct and implement our marketing programs. Two of the individuals I deal with are close personal friends, who prefer to deal with each other directly rather than following the chain of command. In order to be effective in my position, I must have the cooperation of them on a day-to-day basis and need to assure them it is necessary to respect the chain of command. How can I be assertive and obtain their cooperation without appearing aggressive?”
“I have recently been appointed marketing manager of the firm I work for. My new duties include crossing functional lines of a dozen departments to direct and implement our marketing programs. Two of the individuals I deal with are close personal friends, who prefer to deal with each other directly rather than following the chain of command. In order to be effective in my position, I must have the cooperation of them on a day-to-day basis and need to assure them it is necessary to respect the chain of command. How can I be assertive and obtain their cooperation without appearing aggressive?”
Time to have the talk: Don’t dread performance evaluations
Just the thought of preparing and executing an annual performance appraisal sends chills down the spine of many a senior manager.
Building Futures program preps young adults to join workforce
The six months that Building Futures students spend gleaning carpentry skills in the educational program gives them a chance to build their confidence and their work experience as they begin to rebuild their lives.
