IT strategy: Critical for organizations’ success
As we embrace the ending of 2020 and welcome 2021, it is interesting to look back on how our work and home life have evolved…
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Meet a Local Leader: Scott DeSousa
Scott DeSousa, president of The Friedman Group Scott DeSousa and his wife, Sue, have been married for 38 years. They have two children. His daughter…
2021 looks positive for the market and the economy
Looking back at the market and the economy in 2020, even with the benefit of hindsight, it is hard to believe what happened. The shocking…
Time to recognize the threats businesses face
As of now, about 20% of all businesses have permanently closed due primarily to COVID-19. The most obvious closures are in our largest cities. New…
Get strategic with the right content marketing tools
We marketers all have our toolkits — the things we turn to daily to do our job. Often, the tools are literal: Platforms that help…
How high performers handle high stakes conversations
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the mind…
7 keys to unlocking your personal power
”There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that once unleashed, can make any vision, dream or desire a reality.” — Tony Robbins…
Biz people
Heartland Financial PROMOTED: Luke Rossman to customer care quality assurance analyst. PROMOTED: Nicole Vanderheyden to customer care supervisor. HIRED: Samantha Haverland as small business loan…
The 10 Best Books of 2020: It was an off year for the arts, but not for books. Our list of favorites, fiction and nonfiction
You know what didn’t fail in 2020? Books. The publishing industry had rough spots, like everyone. Bookstores closed, most struggled. But the medium — unlike…
Executive moves
Martin Equipment hires president Illinois-based Martin Equipment hired DeLene Martin Bane as president. Her leadership helped the company secure certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise…