Creativity & Invention: Building On The Differences
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Here’s a thought about creativity vis-à-vis right and wrong: creativity is not about right and wrong. If it can be summed up in one word, creativity…
Family Business Success Story – Knapp Fasteners
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Words on a roadside billboard: “9 out of 10 Screwdrivers Prefer Knapp Screws.” Isn’t it tough to argue with a success rate like that! And, that’s…
Do You Want Your People To Be More Creative?
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Bosses complain about people not taking initiative, not taking advantage of opportunities, and not nipping problems in the bud. Bosses observe people doing things…
Larry Smith Visits Our Centre For Family Business [CFFB]
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Larry Smith is an economist at UW. When he visited CFFB in January, Larry softened that introduction by letting us know he has experience with family…
New Binoculars Help You See Eye-To-Eye
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders When you see someone struggling or failing at communicating… Or When you see someone struggling or failing at performing a task efficiently and effectively… Imagine you…
Jim Beretta Visits Our Centre For Family Business [CFFB]
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Jim Beretta spoke at our last CFFB breakfast…at The Hub. The topic of the day was “Customer Attraction in the Google Era“. Here’s a summary of…
Jim Beretta Visits Our Centre For Family Business [CFFB]
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Jim Beretta spoke at our last CFFB breakfast…at The Hub. The topic of the day was “Customer Attraction in the Google Era“. Here’s a summary of…
Mark Weber Visited Our Centre For Family Business… Our 2012/2013 Kick-Off Event
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders As always, Mark educated and energized the 100+ folks who attended CFFB’s 2012-2013 kick-off breakfast event. Mark, a social psychologist, talked about social engineering…he described his “interest…
The Right Structure At The Right Time
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Bio: Sabrina is a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and is the leader of the Private Company Services – Integrated Solutions group. She specializes in…
The Right Structure At The Right Time
Submitted by Rick Baker – Spirited Leaders Please see the attached link: http://www.activestor.ca/post/2011/07/14/Human-All-Too-Human.aspx