2012 Rea & Associates Nonprofit Executive Director Finalist: Mary-Alice Frank, CEO, Northeast Ohio region, America Red Cross
How Mary-Alice Frank has advanced the Red Cross’ mission in Northeast Ohio
Donna Rae Smith: Accelerating adaptive leadership
How leaders can become better forms of themselves
2012 Pillar Awards – Great companies and great employees working for the greater good of Greater Cleveland
Medical Mutual, along with our co-founding Pillar Award partner SBN, proudly presents the 15th annual Pillar Awards. In this issue, we honor 31 finalists representing a diverse group of companies and organizations of varying sizes. While they may be different in many ways, one thing that they all have in common is their commitment to […]
2012 Pillar Award Finalist: Philip Alexander, president, BrandMuscle Inc.
How Philip Alexander lets employees pick charities for BrandMuscle to support
How Andy Zynga and NineSigma are helping companies utilize open innovation
How your company can benefit from seeking innovation from outside resources
How Ross Bushman utilized strategy to steer Cast-Fab Technologies forward
How sticking to your core competencies and following a strategy can get you through even the toughest times.
2012 Pillar Award Finalist: Thomas Haught, president, Sequoia Financial Group LLC
How Sequoia Financial helps community members’ dreams come alive
Tom Nies: Location is everything
How your company’s location plays a huge role in your business
How Gary Rabine uses his passion to exceed customer expectations at Rabine Group
How to adapt your business to what it needs
How to avoid workplace threats that can weaken decision-making
Leaders rely on people at all levels to provide essential contributions to company decisions. Yet real people have flaws. Information and decisions can get filtered, even in good faith ways, on their way through the company power structure to leaders. Understanding this human phenomenon can help leaders avoid its pitfalls. Fear and survival Scientists refer […]