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Craig Sweeney Founder & CEO Circle Social Delafield www.circlesocial.com Industry: New media/advertising Family: Son, McCormick, 19, and daughter, Kennedy, 13. What was the smartest thing your...

Wisconsin technology executives who responded to the most recent WisBusiness.com Tech Leaders Survey expressed considerably more optimism about the state's economy than those a year ago.

During a recent online conversation, there was a discussion regarding the actual dollar value of a "fan" or "like" received on a company's Facebook page. While I sat and thought about it, a term from a bygone accounting class hit me: goodwill.

Newly elected Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says he will work closely with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

"I couldn't be more excited to work with Tom," Abele said in his election night victory remarks. "We share a love for the city and the county. I don't see the mayor as a political competitor. I see him as a partner and a friend."

Ben Salzmann President and CEO Acuity Sheboygan www.acuity.com Last year, Sheboygan-based Acuity was named the...

Advertising & Public Relations Jacobson Rost has added Nathan Chow, production artist; Ryann Flynn, associate copywriter; and Matthew Overton...

Cramer-Krasselt Bombardier Recreational Products. Inc has awarded the social media assignments for its Can-Am and Evinrude brands...

Someone asked me, "Isn't leading Generation Y just the same as leading anyone?" The answer is "Yes, and…."

It may help to step back and define leadership. Leadership is about effectively balancing the accountability for results with the inspiration of the workforce. It's both this simple and this complex. Organizations create positions of leadership so there is someone with the distinct responsibility of getting work done through others.

Do you know people whose influence exceeds beyond the scope of their job title? They possess this uncanny ability to gain support for their ideas while others struggle to even get their point across. These strategic influencers seem to garner support from unlikely sources even when the odds are stacked against them.

Hair is back on Broadway, the Packers won the Super Bowl and Wisconsin played in the Rose Bowl. And thousands of civil servants and supporters were recently camped out at the state Capitol protesting legislation to limit their collective bargaining rights.