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Confederate flags have hung around state capitol buildings throughout the South for decades.

Even the most earnest of civil rights advocates were resigned to the reality that that is just the way it was, and it wasn't going to be changing anytime soon.

Then came the shooting deaths of nine innocent people in a church in Charleston, S.C. The assassin, whose name will not be given any more limelight here, was inspired by the hatred for blacks represented by that flag.

Accounting Schenck SC added Michael Schroeder as an M&A analyst in Milwaukee. Schroeder has more than seven years of...

Jockey International Inc. Kenosha-based Jockey International Inc., known for men’s undergarments and women’s intimates, announced the launch of men's...

Conflict is a natural part of relationships. You know the familiar experience when what you want appears to be incompatible with what someone else wants. How we behave in conflict can lead to big losses or big benefits, depending on the style we use to manage the conflict.

There are several styles of dealing with conflict. Most of us have a default style. In family or organizational situations, the best possible outcomes result when all players are aware of the various styles of conflict management and act accordingly.

Retention interviews, also known as “stay” interviews, are a proactive strategy for learning what’s most important to employees, what frustrates them, and what is within your control to make the work environment more enjoyable. They provide important insights for helping you make strategic decisions about what to implement, reinforce and change.

With the cost of replacing an employee around 20 percent of his or her annual compensation (senior level and highly technical positions exceed 200 percent!), having a proactive plan to retain your best employees makes good business sense.

While some may blame the economy, competition or a lack of resources as the reasons for not manifesting their goals, my experience as a business coach and consultant tells me differently.

The power to achieve all begins in your mind.

Let me illustrate by sharing two common scenarios – one from an employee’s perspective and the other from a leader’s perspective – both which create “stunted growth” based upon their egos’ limited view.

If you fire an employee, should you “walk them out of the building” immediately? A TEC member said he did just that, and it sparked discussion among his fellow CEOs.

The workforce watches with interest how you fire someone and will be left wondering, “Is this how my firing will be handled?”

The ability to track concussion symptoms, to get vital information on dosage needs in emergencies, and to receive transgender health consultations through the use of mobile apps will soon be a reality.

Those three app ideas, conceptualized by Medical College of Wisconsin teams, were the winners of the second annual Mobile App Challenge recently hosted by MCW.

Rexnord Corp. announced recently that it will move its Zurn business from Pennsylvania to a new 52,000-square-foot, three-story office building that will be built in the Reed Street Yards Global Water Technology Park in Milwaukee. The site for the building is on the south side of Freshwater Way, just north of the Iron Horse Hotel and just east of the Sixth Street viaduct. Zurn Industries LLC, a manufacturer of engineered water solutions, is the first company that plans to move to the Global Water Technology Park, which is adjacent to the Global Water Center. The building will be developed by Milwaukee-based Klein Development Inc.