That vision thing, revisited
Most organizations today seem to have a vision and mission statement. The question is: Do they truly have a vision of what they aspire to be.
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SBA honors Wisconsin’s small businesses during National Small Business Week and beyond
In March 2020, none of us could have predicted the total devastation that the pandemic would cause our small business community.
White House goal possible with solar energy transition well underway
Within 1,600 acres of land in the Wood County town of Saratoga, a transformation is under way that will eventually power up to 40,000 homes with electricity spawned by the sun.
7 ways to finish the year off strong
It’s been a challenging year for many businesses due to the pandemic. Whether you’ve thrived or struggled in difficult times, there’s no doubt challenges came your way.
5 marketing ideas for recruitment you may not have considered
The hiring marketing right now is tough. Here are five nontraditional ideas for recruitment you may not have considered.
Spate of investment, exit news for Wisconsin companies is encouraging
The power of deal sharing and accelerating interest from out-of-state investors has been front and center this summer in Wisconsin, with many young companies announcing new venture capital rounds or acquisitions by larger companies.
CDC’s eviction moratorium upended by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court issued a new opinion on Aug. 26, 2021 which will perhaps be an end to the ongoing dispute over the legality of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium.
Are you missing life as it was in 2019? There is an answer
It’s time for us all to get vaccinated. Why? Quite frankly, it is the best way to move us back closer to what life was like in 2019.
Finding right mix of corporate, government action not always easy, but vital
Delta Airlines will become the first major U.S. company to charge unvaccinated employees more for health insurance — about $200 per month more, to be precise — to stay on the company’s self-insured health plan.
When the secret to strength is not concentration
Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said, “Concentration is the secret to strength.” Yet, concentration isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
What a summer vacation can teach you about navigating your career
My husband and I recently took a road trip to the East Coast. Sadly, but like most people, it had been over two years since our last REAL vacation together (thanks, COVID).
Can Fund of Funds idea get new life with targeted federal dollars
When the Wisconsin Legislature declined to include a privately matched, $100-million state venture capital investment in the 2021–23 state budget, it wasn’t because lawmakers were foreign to the concept.
Where have all the people gone? The ‘Great Sansdemic’ is upon us!
The first time I remember a discussion about a labor shortage was 1989, but it was mostly projections. The first time I remember the skills shortage being discussed, I was making a speech in the 1990s and listing the overwhelming number of Help Wanted signs in manufacturing facilities.
Calling it out: Google gone wrong
On Aug. 10, news broke of Google’s new policy stating that workers that chose to remain in a work-from-home model could face substantial pay cuts depending on where they live relative to the office that they are based out of.
Making life harder for hospitals not good for business
Wisconsin has 126 hospitals generally spread around the state, serving communities large and small and contributing close to $50 billion per year to the economy while treating patients of all ages and conditions — usually with few questions asked when a sick person shows up at the emergency room door.
Culture doesn’t have to be cutthroat to spur business growth
Every company wants and plans for growth, but when their offering verges on the ho-hum or borderline irrelevant, they usually need a group behind them whose culture and structure can create something new and better for their customers and marketplace — now!
Psilocybin research makes for strange political bedfellows — but promise is there
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent 14 years in that chair before twice running for president and later becoming President Trump’s Department of Energy secretary. Never a fan of legalizing recreational drugs, Perry came out of semi-retirement this spring to back a Texas Democrat in her bid to require a state clinical study of using psilocybin — found in “magic mushrooms” — to help veterans with mental health problems.
Battling pandemics through medical gas design: Lessons learned to prepare health systems for the future
Medical gas systems are critical to the life support, comfort, and well-being of the patients they serve. They also impact the efficacy of surgical teams and other caregivers.
To compel worker vaccinations or not: Businesses may be forced to choose
For many business owners and managers, the question of whether to require worker vaccinations against COVID-19 once seemed an easy choice.
How your sloppy, selfish attitude wreaks havoc
Do you know a business owner who claims that they are never going to retire? Yeah, me too.
