The gender gap is still too wide
Women. Women in board rooms. Women in C suites. Women in public office. Women as partners in law firms. Women as university presidents. Women as officers in the military. Women ministers, priests and rabbis …
Developing Generation Y
About a year ago, a human resources manager of a large company in Milwaukee made the following statement during a conversation: "Eighty percent of our workforce is poised to retire over the next 15 years. The future of our company will be in the hands of our youngest employees, most of whom are not even here yet.
Smart leaders have emotional intelligence
As you explore current and future opportunities and challenges, a significant key to your success will be your capacity for self-awareness and your ability to connect with others. "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." This wisdom resonates with all of us and has been the subject of research at Harvard University.
Get Smarter Directory
Welcome to the BizTimes Get Smarter Directory. This directory features organizations that provide training, higher education, coaching, consulting or development capabilities to businesses in southeastern Wisconsin.
Another anchor tenant for downtown landlords to chase
In 1989, a unique multi-use development was completed in downtown Milwaukee. The project, developed on the block southwest of Water Street and Kilbourn Avenue, included the combination of the 28-story Milwaukee Center office tower, a hotel and the redevelopment of a former power plant building into a new home for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The office building, hotel, Milwaukee Rep and the Pabst Theater were all connected by an atrium in the middle of the block.
Froedtert implements new system to improve medication dosage accuracy
Froedtert Hospital Innovation: DoseEdge Technology - computer system that automatically checks prescription compounds of chemotherapy medications ...
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Class struggle in a classless society
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote, "The [written] history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle." (Communist Manifesto, 1848)
Junior Achievement
Construction began recently for the 40,000-square-foot Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Kohl's Education Center, which will be built at 11111 W. Liberty Place, Milwaukee.
There is more than one way to save for college
With changes coming to Coverdell Education Savings Accounts in 2011, some parents are wondering if they should convert their Coverdells to 529 plans.
Irish jam sessions
Sara Meaney, partner at Milwaukee-based Comet Branding, jokingly calls herself one of the original "Glee" kids, but admits that might be a little extreme, even for her. Music has been a big part of her life since she was a child.
