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Cultivating the next generation of leadership
February 1st, 2025
Like everything else COVID-19 hit, the pandemic delivered a blow to workplace leadership development, says Oren Margolis, founder of Pinetree & Palm Consulting. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., the firm specializes in coaching founders, executives and high achievers to optimize performance and align personal and professional goals. “It’s been really hard for folks to focus […]
Four-dimensional leadership
February 1st, 2025
Traditional leadership philosophies focus on what it takes for a leader to have sway over a team, to drive toward an outcome and to create coordinated movement. These aspects of reaching a goal are critical components of leadership, but they are one-dimensional. Four-dimensional leadership asks leaders to enhance their abilities by developing additional leadership dimensions, […]
Leadership and management: Both are necessary for success
April 1st, 2023
Leadership and management are closely related; however, despite often being spoken of in the same breath, they are certainly not synonymous. If we use those terms interchangeably, we tend to behave as if these roles are interchangeable and equivalent. Doing so means we miss critical components of excellence within our organizations. Destination vs. the path […]
How to sell and market during a pandemic
October 1st, 2020
By Madeleine MacRae Determining the best way to sell and, even more so, how to effectively and appropriately market your products and services at a time of such widespread uncertainty and deep market disruption can be a daunting task. As a leader during this unprecedented time, you have a lot on your plate. You have […]
Transitioning to new leadership for the family business
June 1st, 2017
Kate Mitchell transitions her diverse fabrics business on the Alaskan frontier to her children- who value a courageous past and anticipate a bright future. We didn’t homestead like the Kilcher family from Discovery Channel’s ‘Alaska: The Last Frontier,’ but we were here before the roads were paved,” says Kate Mitchell, founder and co-owner of NOMAR […]
Recognition, change at Anchor Industries
April 27th, 2015
John Fuchs honored by ARA; Brad Gleason assumes role of COO at ETI; five outside sales representatives hired. John Fuchs, general manager of special events at Anchor Industries Inc. was awarded the 2014 Special Service Award by the American Rental Association (ARA), a trade group for suppliers of rental tents. Fuchs has served on ARA […]