Congratulations, Chuck Reid!

We extend our congratulations to Chuck Reid, named the 2010 Michigan Small Business Person of the Year, by the U. S. Small Business Administration. The award is to be presented on April 29 in Lansing.
Chuck was featured in the podcast series, “Preparing for the New Normal,” sharing his insights into “Dream.” Be sure to catch [...]

Jim Kouzes on Leadership in Tough Times

Today I had the privilege of listening to Jim Kouzes, author of The Leadership Challenge, and #12 on the Wall Street Journal’s list of best executive educators in the US. The teleforum, “Enduring Truths About Leadership in Tough Times,” was sponsored and moderated by Executive Coach Patricia Wheeler, publisher of Leading News at leadingnews.org. There [...]

Did You Ever Wonder How Southwest Airlines “Did It”?

I’ve been hearing about Southwest Airlines and their venerated employee culture since I began in business school over three decades ago. Then we joked about the “love” theme. Considering that SWA closed 2008 with the second-best on-time performance of the nation’s commercial air carriers and that SWA carries more domestic passengers than any other U.S. [...]

Happy From The Inside-Out

This post regards consultant and author, Stever Robbins, (www.steverrobbins.com) who first caught my eye with his e-book on leadership, A Lot More Than Attitude (grab it from http://www.alotmorethanattitude.com because it won’t be there much longer.)
In his most recent newsletter, How to Stay Up When the Economy is Down: 5 Tips to Get You Started, [...]