“Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works”
The secret behind success is all about strategy. Have you ever been told to "think more strategically?" Figure out what this means from A.G. Lafley, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, and his strategic partner, Roger Martin, in their book, "Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works."
Making cheeseheads is an exact science
When Ralph Bruno was reupholstering his mother's couch one day in 1987, he got an idea.
Sensenbrenner asks administration to keep airport towers open
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, criticizing the decision to close 149 air traffic control towers under the Contract Tower Program – including all eight such towers located in Wisconsin – due to cuts under sequestration.http://mbedit.sx.atl.publicus.com/apps/pbcsedit.dll/red#
Cat announces layoffs as labor talks begin
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. recently began labor negotiations with United Steelworkers Local 1343, which represents 803 workers at the company's South Milwaukee plant.
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Leadership in a flat world
“Globalization is here to stay. Many of us who have dealt with offshore partners have lived through many challenging leadership situations and have many stories to share. In one of my consulting engagements a client executive challenged me to explain cultural differences between East and West by simplifying it into one sentence. While it is a daunting task to compress all of the diversity in thinking, actions and approaches of people into one sentence, the first thing that came to mind was how each culture defines individuality. In the West, individuality is literally about an individual, whereas in the East, individuality is identified with a group.
