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Be an optimist: Avoid the victim-like mindset

Staying open to optimism is a habit we all can learn, no matter what our position in life.

The compassionate leader: Enhance employee loyalty and engagement

"In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength."


— Buddha

Who are we?: Use assessments to identify strengths

Question:


"The president of our company has asked me to identify an assessment tool that we can use to explore one another’s strengths within the leadership team. He suggested we use the DISC instrument, which one of his colleagues from his TEC group used with his leadership team. What are your suggestions?"

“What You’re Really Meant to Do”

While everyone has their own strengths and unique skillsets, many get caught up in following a career path according to others' definitions of success. Rather than forging a career path that suits their own aspirations and embraces their own terms of success, they look to others' expectations in making career decisions and are ultimately left feeling a void.

Personnel File

Advertising & Public Relations


Al Krueger has been appointed director, digital and innovation, at MorganMyers in Waukesha. Prior to joining MorganMyers, Krueger founded Milwaukee-based PR and social media agency Comet Branding LLC, which merged with Hanson Dodge Creative in 2011. In his new leadership role at MorganMyers, Krueger will contribute to social, digital, brand and creative initiatives for agency clients. He will also build on the agency's overall digital presence and communications and branding efforts.

Biz Notes

Lakeland College


Lakeland College, located in Sheboygan County, will use a $50,000 grant from The Bradley Foundation to continue advancing the economic and financial literacy of K-12 teachers and students throughout Wisconsin.

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VETransfer expands into Global Entrepreneurship Collective: Adds focus on central city startups

The startup business organization that began as VETransfer has been expanded – first, to include veteran-focused startup accelerator Victory Spark, and now this summer, to launch central city-focused startup accelerator Revolution Labs.

Organizations for young professionals in Milwaukee

Networking, social events, professional engagements and civic opportunities to help Milwaukee retain young talent.

Meet Generation Y

Eventually, the members of Generation Y will be the customers, co-workers and supervisors of your company. That fact is demographically inevitable.

China’s plans to tackle challenges present business opportunities

The reality of China, as has been said before, is not what you see reflected in the media. The daily headlines, new books and pundits either lambast or lionize China's economic future. The truth, as usual, lies somewhere in between.

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