Leadership keys: Be intentional, be decisive, and care

Despite a 41-year career in industry, including 34 years at General Mills – 15 of them as vice president of manufacturing – John Russett readily admits he wasn’t a perfect leader.

As he recounted his career during a morning keynote address at the Corridor Business Journal’s Manufacturing Conference Sept. 30 at The Hotel at Kirkwood, Mr. Russett said one of the key lessons he learned when…