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The CEO Podcast: Steve Stricker

It’s a busy time for Steve Stricker. Fresh off a top two finish at the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, Steve hosts this week’s inaugural American Family Insurance Championship,  a PGA TOUR Champions event. It will include playing in a celebrity round of golf during the tournament with fellow Wisconsin athletes Andy North, Mark Tauscher and […]

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Change, Disruption and Opportunities

Service anniversaries are normally really fun events. They give us a chance to congratulate folks for their efforts over time, reminisce a bit, and even roast colleagues for things we’ve shared over years of working together. I attended one, recognizing a long-term employee’s service to the company. When the usual stuff was over (started on […]

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Bring Your Heart

Note: This is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Bill Westrate.  Have you ever started a company meeting or event by sharing your work story? Most of us have.  If you’re like me, it’s a source of pride – and it should be. But my story is a little different than most. Later […]

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Learning Self-Leadership

So, here’s a question: When faced with failure – like personal or career setbacks – why are some people able to learn from it, while others are not? Maybe it was disappointment from being passed over for promotion, not winning that award, or missing out on recognition. Why do some people learn from setbacks and […]

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The CEO Podcast: JJ Watt Talks Dreams, Leadership and His Future

Want to achieve success? NFL superstar and American Family Insurance brand ambassador JJ Watt says start by surrounding yourself with good people. I chatted with JJ recently about the good people in his life – especially his parents, but also coaches and mentors. JJ is proud of his work with Kevin Durant on American Family’s […]

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Up, Down, Sideways

At a recent business luncheon and panel discussion, I heard many of the usual questions asked of a CEO. I gave my usual answers – about my career path, about my company and about how we are changing the face of our organization. Afterwards, a young professional approached me. She was a millennial and wanted […]

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YOU are the Culture

What are you doing to create the culture you deserve? I asked leaders at my company this rather pointed question recently, referencing something I wrote about more than two years ago – this battle between culture and strategy. My belief then – and now – is that strategy feeds our culture. (You can read the […]

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Integrity and Using Your Voice for Good

I appreciate the response my blogs have received – particularly on LinkedIn. The comments from my last post about integrity inspired me to write more on this topic – and to connect to another previous topic: Defining moments. When organizations adapt and change quickly, sometimes the path of least resistance leads you to troubling places. […]

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Doing the Right Thing – Even When No One is Watching

In previous blogs, I’ve talked about a number of leadership traits that anyone – at any level – can emulate. These have included courage, passion, getting comfortable being uncomfortable, finding your voice, and humility. These attributes are meaningless, though, without integrity. In simple terms, integrity means avoiding conflicts of interest, following local and federal laws, […]

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Finding Wisdom in the Crowd

If you’ve worked with me, you know I not only have ideas, but I have passion for those ideas. Much earlier in my career, I found my voice, after being guided and coached by a mentor – Darnell Moore. I’ve found Darnell’s advice valuable over my career, and I really think it has allowed me […]

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