Central Ohio’s Smart 50 Awards celebrate area’s top executives
The men and women who comprise this year’s Smart 50 class may be different, but they all share one common trait: passion. Meet them here.
By putting customer needs first, Jenny Linton has OSIsoft poised for great things
The goal at OSIsoft has never been to grow. It’s to serve customers and grow as a result of that good work. As Jenny Linton looks to the future, she sees a great opportunity to work with her team to change the world – and grow.
For some things, Columbus is still the best test market
Columbus has been historically known as a test market. That’s for sure. But what isn’t as sure is whether the city is still a powerhouse for test marketing because it doesn’t represent U.S. demographics as much as it did in the past.
YWCA Columbus’ renovation stretches its staff into new roles
The end of a major renovation is in sight for YWCA Columbus. President and CEO Elfi Di Bella and Vice President of Communications and Marketing Patti O’Toole took time to reflect on what they learned.
How to recreate Silicon Valley: Role Models
In recent history, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have been symbolized by Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, but those gentlemen were attracted to entrepreneurial pursuits in the Valley because of the success of those who proceeded them. Less than 100 years ago, the Santa Clara Valley, the area that was to become the entrepreneurial powerhouse called Silicon […]
Book can help you come up with truly creative ideas
Jerry McLaughlin is a seasoned entrepreneur who enjoys reading. Some of the books he reads turn out to be useful to business leaders. This month, Jerry writes about “Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius” by Michael Michalko, published by Ten Speed Press. What is this book about? This book provides a framework and techniques […]
How Roy Church transformed LCCC for generations to come
It was music to his ears when Roy A. Church, Ed.D., heard that a community college in Ohio wanted a president — particularly one who could help make the institution more dynamic and more embedded in the fiber of the community.
Ohio’s only single-gender public high school uses structure, mentoring to help at-risk young men succeed
When Ted Ginn Sr. graduated from Glenville High School in 1974, little did he know that he would someday start a public school that would take at-risk young men and give them a regimented education — and what he simply calls love — to help them succeed. But the desire to reach these students has […]
Give yourself 24 hours: Then celebrate, mourn or move on
Former Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula won the most games in NFL history — 328. He has a natural ability to lead and motivate others by identifying players’ talents and honing those skills to beat the competition. He plays to his people’s strengths, like we talk about in Lesson 21. Coach Shula had a 24-hour […]
Do you believe that great leadership requires being an optimist? Can anyone become one?
When I was challenged with these questions, my mind initially went to, “It could be helpful for a leader to be an optimist, but not necessarily.” I knew the opposite; being a pessimist was not a quality I saw in any great leaders I followed. I also questioned, “Can anyone become an optimist and do […]