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January 4, 2021

The 10-Point Leadership Checklist

Courtesy of Ahola Corporation Understanding the traits good leaders have in common is important for your own development as well as for developing future leaders at your company. Businesses change, […]

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October 30, 2020

UP Paper LLC wins the Rick Snyder Spirit of Entrepreneurship award by SBAM

Manistique small business honored at SBAM Leadership Council Event For Immediate ReleaseOct. 30, 2020Contact:  Sarah Miller, 800-362-5461, ext. 212 LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan recently honored […]

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October 30, 2020

Thoughts from Rick Snyder

By Rick Snyder, originally featured in our September/October edition of FOCUS Magazine. LAST WEEK, I PRESENTED AT CAMPUS Party Digital 2020 on “Navigating a Path in an Accelerating World.” I […]

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November 21, 2019

Leadership

What is your definition of leadership?

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October 11, 2019

How to Create Consistent Business Growth Without Sacrificing Your Freedom

If you’re anything like me, you’re a proud Michigander who runs a successful small business, and there are two things you always wish you had more of: freedom and time.

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September 30, 2019

Leadership insights from one of Michigan’s great business owners

Curiosity and humility -- common traits of uncommon leaders.

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September 23, 2019

Prepare for the unexpected by having a good team in place at your small business

Small business owners are often advised to do disaster planning.

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September 11, 2019

Conferences – Worth More Than a Day Out of the Office

By Susan Chance, courtesy SBAM Approved Partner ASE We are all so busy at work that many days it is difficult to get away for a lunch break, so thinking […]

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May 20, 2019

Performance reviews can help you spot flaws in your business

Small and mid-sized businesses vary widely in their approach to performance reviews.

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April 29, 2019

Leading vs. managing

Learn why it’s important to be lead, rather than just manage, your small business.

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March 7, 2019

How to avoid or fix a toxic workplace

While unintentional, many workplaces become labeled as toxic by their employees.  How can leadership identify this when it happens, and can it be repaired?

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November 12, 2018

Organizations must be forward-thinking employers to survive

The workforce is changing quicker than some organizations can keep up.  

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November 11, 2018

Rewards and challenges of owning a family-run resort business

Michael Rogers talks with Denny Ware, owner of Mission Point Resorts on Mackinac Island.

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October 26, 2018

Humble leadership is effective leadership

A true leader strives to bring out the best in his or her employees, but too many leaders get caught up in their power and lose sight of this.

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October 22, 2018

Why so many managers have poor listener syndrome

The same qualities that describe a good listener, describe a good leader: respect, concern, an openness to new ideas, empathy, compassion, curiosity, trust, loyalty, and receptivity.  However, one of the lowest rated behaviors in 360-feedback surveys …

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September 20, 2018

Can managers be problem employees?

Although cross functioning teams are the rage, and at times rightly so, it appears that too many bosses are like the adage too many cooks. 

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August 28, 2018

Do you have your A-team?

When you hear “The A-Team,” you may immediately think of the hit television show that aired in the 1980s or the 2010 movie with the same name but, as a business owner, have you considered …

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July 12, 2018

What one company learned from testing mandated vacation time

American workers took an average of 17.2 days of vacation in 2017, according to new research from Project: Time Off, jumping up nearly a half-day (.4 days) from 2016. 

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