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Board gender diversity pays dividends

While the pace of progress in diversifying corporate boards has lagged behind the aspirations of advocates, the leadership positions that have been filled by women must be celebrated, said Phyllis King, chairwoman of Milwaukee Women inc, and Deborah Fugenschuh, executive director of Professional Dimensions, a regional networking organization for female professionals.

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For the past 23 years, U.S. women ages 25 to 29 have outpaced their male counterparts in completing college degrees, according to data from the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau.

A culture of “chalance”

Scott McFadden
President and chief executive officer
Lutheran Home and Harwood Place
Wauwatosa
Industry:
Senior care
Employees:
470
www.thelutheranhome.org

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Sattell, Johnson, Appel & Co., S.C., based in Menomonee Falls, has added Paul Zandt as a portfolio manager for SJA Financial Advisory LLC.

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Vliet Street Business Association


The Vliet Street Business Association recently recognized businesses in the West Vliet Street business district with its first annual Business Awards. A group of judges selected winners from 44 nominations that included both new business ventures and well-established operations.The award recipients are: Valentine Coffee Company, the Emerging Business Award; Urban Sense, the Property Investment Award; Pat Mueller of Heritage West Properties, the Community Hero Award; Roots Underground Outfitters, the Storyteller Award; and Rainbow Booksellers, Business of the Year.

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Corporate culture shift: Change is necessary to attract the next generation

“We'd like to talk with you about helping us with our culture. We have to change it.”

Stop looking for the decision-maker: Put on your political glasses instead

Old clichés die hard. And in the world of selling it's hard to find an older cliché than, “If you're going to succeed in sales you have to find the 'decision-maker!'”

The need, power and motive to change: How TCI became a market leader and create an ‘economic moat’

In 1995, a customer representing a significant portion of TCI's business announced that it intended to raise its customer service performance levels. As a result, TCI had six months to:

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