Just watched the 1954 movie Executive Suite. First, I love the old movies, great acting, no swearing, clean, and definitely engaging. An excellent message in this story about a company whose CEO passes away unexpectedly and the infighting that follows. One key person is a financial expert, keen on keeping operating costs to a minimum, maximizing profits,...

Nearly everyone would say that keys to being an effective leader, an excellent communicator, and a very good listener, are each important to positively influencing people. Vitally important!  Well, if we all know that, why do so many of us struggle with communication? Of course, we could rationalize, e.g., the busyness of our lives today, endless information...

Amber Parsons is the fifth-generation owner of Harwood Gold, which dates back to the late 1800s as a maple syrup farm in Charlevoix, a lovely town in Northern Michigan. Amber is passionate about healthy living, nutrition and the benefits that natural maple syrup brings to foods. Being ambitious and believing in herself, Amber has expanded Harwood Gold...

How we lead our personal lives has an appropriate bearing on who we are in our business lives. No matter what our religious beliefs, we are called by our faith to be kind, caring and respectful towards others. How does this principle in our personal lives differ from our business lives? It does not! Just as we should care about the well-being of our...

Our team members must feel appreciated and valued, and we, as leaders, have a responsibility to help them succeed. This is a challenge in today’s crazy busy world with information coming at us continually. Yet, it is our responsibility. When we do not respond as promptly as possible to voice calls, emails, texts, and other messages, people take this...

I just finished the book, All In, which is Billie Jean King’s autobiography. Wow! She has accomplished so much in her life – for women, for people of color, for the LGBTQ community, and numerous others. She surely, in the eyes of a great many, is helping form the world for the better. While I wanted to read the book as I know a lot about Billie Jean,...