Opinion

Rocki Shepard

New Leader Manufacturing: Lessons learned from 85 years in business

In 1939, Highway Equipment Company was founded, making high-quality road maintenance equipment. In 2024, New Leader Manufacturing is celebrating our 85th anniversary making innovative nutrient applicators for the ag industry, like our brand new, award-winning NL720. What happened in between?…

Completing the transition to working on your business

By K.P. Persaud/Guest Column Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series.…

Learning from George Washington, master of etiquette

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column To run an executive coaching firm is to continually…

SCORE provides help through army of volunteers

By Jean Kruse / Guest Column Many nonprofit organizations have huge fundraising projects. This is…

Providing quality health care access close to home

By Ted Townsend / Guest Column There’s an axiom that all health care, like politics,…

Plan before you claim Social Security benefits

By Christopher Graw / Guest Column One of today’s biggest myths is that you can…

It’s never too late to reform your team

By Gale Mote / Guest Column “We just don’t seem to be rowing in the…

Candid conversations strengthen organizations

By John Langhorne / Guest Column It is axiomatic that trust-based organizations, whether they be…

How to find the right marketing channels

By Sherry Bonelli/Guest Column If you run a business, leads are the lifeblood of your…

Brand focus makes you matter

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column In this fast-paced, saturated marketing and advertising world, you…

Measure the effectiveness of your marketing

By Nancy Garberson / Guest Column With marketing resources much more fragmented than ever before…

How to deliver a memorable graduation speech

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column The truth is, if you’re delivering a commencement address,…

Avoiding issues over unrelated business income at nonprofits

By Jean Kruse/Guest Column The success of any nonprofit organization is in large part due…

Seeing the future though predictive analytics

By Jean Robillard, M.D./Guest Column Predictive analytics – the use of data, statistical algorithms and…

Blogs spotlight alternative voices in Corridor

By Joe Sheller/Guest Column Do you blog or follow any blogs? A feature of the…

Finding your voice will make a difference in outcomes

By Gale Mote / Guest Column I find it interesting, and humbling, when clients, colleagues…