I needed a little perspective. Recently, I took a break from the sadness and chaos of everything happening around us. I picked up Dare to Dream, a terrific book about the story of Herman Wittwer, the founder of my company. If you haven’t heard it, bear with me. As a struggling insurance agent, Herman had a dream. It was 1927, and he wanted to offer a different kind of […]
Read MoreThis week, several cities and states issued shelter-in-place or safer-at-home mandates to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, these decisions also make it clear we’ve got a long road ahead of us. This doesn’t seem like it’s going to be over anytime soon. It’s going to stretch our collective abilities […]
Read MoreI’m an optimist. I talk, write and tweet a lot about the great things happening at our company. Letting gratitude, optimism and belief guide my way really and truly is my approach to life. But, as a leader, at times I also need to have crucial conversations about things that aren’t so great. I don’t […]
Read MoreI posed a question on Twitter recently, asking folks what their habits were for lifelong learning. I appreciated reading responses and revisiting this idea of making active learning something we constantly pursue. The article I shared with my tweet was from Jeff Goins, author of The Art of Work, and it included three habits of […]
Read MoreThanks to the generous investment of public entities, local companies and private citizens, we are launching an entrepreneurial hub called StartingBlock Madison that will make a long-lasting impact in Madison and Wisconsin. The list of those backing this project is long and widespread, from the city of Madison, UW-Madison, the state of Wisconsin and the […]
Read MoreI was at a town hall meeting at one of my company’s processing centers recently. A manager gave me some feedback, and it reinforced something I’d been thinking about lately. Basically, the feedback was: We can do a better job recognizing and thanking those around us who, day in and day out, get the “less […]
Read MoreThanks for the great feedback on my first blog post. I enjoyed the interaction and your thoughts on The Culture You Deserve. One piece of feedback came from an employee of mine. We went back and forth via email about who is best positioned to succeed when a company changes culture and strategy, and moves […]
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