by Kimberly Viers | Apr 1, 2019 | Business, Leadership
Regional leaders share lessons they’ve learned on their journeys. When it comes to expanding communities, the focus tends to fall on young and emerging professionals: how to lure them in, how to make them stay, and how to set them up for growth. While young people are...
by Kimberly Viers | Feb 1, 2019 | Leadership
Mike Roeder, President and CEO of Fabri-Kal Corporation, takes us through his leadership journey. 1963 | Born in Cumberland, Maryland My family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when I was too young to remember. I had four brothers and sisters, so there was a lot of...
by Kimberly Viers | Feb 1, 2019 | Leadership
We sat down with Alan Smaka, Kalamazoo Office Director for Wightman and Associates, and Tara Vandestreek, Accounting Supervisor at Getman Corporation, to hear these leaders’ thoughts on success, development, motivation, and more. First Things First First job?...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 11, 2019 | Culture, Leadership
Technology won’t shape the office of the future. People will. Imagine the office of the future. What pops into your mind? Maybe it’s an artificial intelligence system that reminds you of your schedule as soon as you step foot in your workspace. Or virtual reality...
by Kimberly Viers | Jan 1, 2019 | Business, Leadership
We sat down with Steve Hessen, Managing Shareholder/Partner at Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins, & Borsos, P.C., and Caitlin Carey, Associate at Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, & Cohn, L.L.P., to hear what they had to say about leadership, hiring, time-travel, and more....
by Kimberly Viers | Dec 1, 2018 | Leadership
We spent some time with Deborah Jackson, Mathematics teacher at Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, to hear her take on leadership, routine, and more. Define leadership. Teachers, individually or collectively, influencing others to improve teaching and learning...