John Kahl finds the formula of product, people and partners adheres to success for ShurTech
There is a reason why you’ll pass one location for another to get a product. John Kahl, CEO of ShurTech Brands, tries to create those differences for his customers who buy Duck® brand products, and it’s working.
Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden merger is a lesson in progress
Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Gardens merge into single entity
Learning quickly gives you a competitive advantage
“Agile Selling: Get Up to Speed Quickly in Today’s Ever-Changing Sales World” helps salespeople cultivate the ability to quickly learn new info and then leverage it for maximum impact.
How to manage the risks to seize the opportunities to go international
The reasons for a business to consider expanding internationally are many and compelling: the domestic market for its products or services is saturated, intense competition, margin pressures, etc. The goal is to increase revenues and expand market share.
Seven steps to thrive in the decade of radical transformation
Most of today’s leaders honed their leadership skills in the rugged economic environment of the badlands during the last 15 years, thinking their success prepared them for the future. But once again, they are traveling outside their comfort zone in a new global context that demands a rapid reaction. Here are seven steps to thrive […]
How Steve Wozniak never stopped innovating and helped Apple become the king of computers
The combination of Jobs and Wozniak helped launch the world of personal computers and put Apple at the top of this cultural revolution.
Entrepreneurship in the heartland may well edge out Silicon Valley’s efforts
Entrepreneurship in the heartland may edge out Silicon Valley
Low Emotional Intelligence? Here are four effective ways to boost your EQ
The commercials on television today highlight treatments for low this and that, but unfortunately we don’t hear much about low Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Here are some symptoms: You know you’re brilliant, yet you find yourself reacting with impatience and anger when others just don’t get it. Maybe your feedback to a teammate failed to come […]
Predictive analysis tools may help keep customers and increase profits
Many companies, heeding the lure of big data, have rooms and sometimes buildings filled with it. Every transaction with every party they have ever done business with is now in digital form and stored securely. Some of this data is valueless, but some is quite valuable. With the advance of technology, that customer data is […]
New Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute opens potential for development
The recent Cleveland Clinic groundbreaking for a $276 million Cancer Institute, scheduled for completion in early 2017, invites myriad real estate possibilities. The institute will be located at East 105th Street and Carnegie Avenue. “Whether it is janitorial supply companies, pharmaceutical companies, construction jobs, property maintenance, parking and food service, there will be many trickle-down […]