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Humana Wellness Summit to showcase best practices

The Humana Wellness Summit will be held on Thursday, March 29, at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Drive, in Wauwatosa.

Learn from this company’s mistakes in China

I have regaled you with general tales of woe experienced by unwary U.S. companies in China. Now, I would like to give you a specific example.

Personnel File

AccountingBruce Laning has joined Baker Tilly Investment Advisors as managing director and senior portfolio manager in the firm’s wealth...

Steve Riege, President of Ovation Leadership

What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?"Focus...I continued to focus on the identity of...

If you're a CEO, your time is like a sack of cash. Where you spend it can have defining impact on your organization. How you spend that time is a subject of a new study conducted by scholars from the London School of Economics and the Harvard Business School.

Maybar expands Franklin facility

Maybar Manufacturing has added 11,000 square feet to its Franklin facility to make space for increased orders from new and existing customers.

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Verizon Wireless Inc.

Verizon Wireless invested $99 million in 2011 to enhance its network in Wisconsin. The investment includes the expansion of 4G LTE to Milwaukee, Madison, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton and Green Bay. Additionally, Verizon Wireless enhanced its network in and around four major sporting venues in Wisconsin. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network now covers more than 200 million people in 195 markets across the country. Additional markets are planned for 2012 with coverage of the entire 3G network footprint planned for the end of 2013. The company’s continuing investment to support Wisconsin’s infrastructure required for economic development and robust business growth included: adding new cell sites and upgrading equipment on existing cell sites to increase coverage and capacity of the company’s voice and data network; installing permanent backup generators at cell sites to ensure the network remains reliable during times of crisis; and prepping the backbone of the network to deploy 4G LTE at urban and rural locations across the state.

When to promote

It’s a common scenario: A sales leadership position became available and you are considering promoting one of your top performers. It makes perfect sense. But something deep within is saying, “Are you sure this is a good idea?”

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It’s not about you

What do customers and prospects use to evaluate you?

If you're like 94 percent of salespeople—we've measured it — youhttp://mbedit.sx.atl.publicus.com/apps/pbcsedit.dll/red# believe their evaluation is based on the knowledge you demonstrate and the personal connection you make.

Fill the pipeline How to prepare your young professionals for leadership

When a leadership position becomes available in your organization, who is commonly promoted? If you guessed a high-performing individual contributor, you're correct. Add to this our awareness that young professionals are interested in promotions sooner than generations before them, you might ask yourself, “How can I help our high-performing young professionals become ready for a role in leadership?”

Hire the right people

In the service industry, people make the difference between success and failure, according to Evan Zeppos, president of Zeppos & Associates, a Milwaukee-based public relations and government affairs firm.

BizTimes Around Town: Technology Entrepreneurs Networking Event

Absolute Technology Law Group LLC recently hosted a networking event for business owners planning to launch new technologies who require legal, manufacturing, funding and development resources.

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