Recently added articles from Smart Business Indianapolis:
Making the push
Feb 01, 2009; ... Robert Houghton saves most of his deep thinking about key issues at Redemtech Inc. for time spent on an airplane. "You're disconnected from e-ail, you don't have your cell phone, you are sitting in a seat, and you can't go anywhere," Houghton says. "You can get an awful lot of thinking ...
Getting to know you
Feb 01, 2009; ... When Jacqueline Neal arrived at Glory Foods Inc. in October 2007, she took some time upfront to meet with all of her employees. She asked them what they liked and didn't like about the company, things they wanted to change, and she asked if they had any advice for her as the new ...
TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's hard to sustain long-term business growth with short-term strategies. That's what Michael E. Uremovich discovered in 2006, shortly after assuming his new role as chairman and CEO of Pacer International Inc., an intermodal and logistics freight transportation services ...
The place to be
Feb 01, 2009; ... Andy Medley has seen one too many executives model a culture after that of another company and then watch it fail because it didn't fit the organization. To eliminate that potential problem at his three companies, the president of Trace Communications LLC and his partner, Scott Hill, ...
Pushing the right buttons
Feb 01, 2009; ... T. Scott Law likens his leadership style to that of college basketball coaching legend Bob Knight. Well, sort of. You probably won't see Law throwing a chair or having words with a referee, but if you were to attend one of Law's meetings at Zotec Partners LLC, you would see a leader who ...
INSIDE OR OUT
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's a question that every CEO faces when looking to develop leaders in a growing organization: Do you promote from within and rely on the internal knowledge and expertise gained by loyal employees who have been with you for an extended period of time, or do you bring in fresh faces from the ...
The quest for greatness
Jan 01, 2009; ... S. Sam Yadav, founder, Quest Environmental & Safety Products Inc. Before you can begin a quest, you need a goal, so S. Sam Yadav makes sure his employees at Quest Environmental & Safety Products Inc. have goals to work toward. "Try to find out what the individual wants ...
Clear communication
Jan 01, 2009; ... Ellen Annala, president and CEO, United Way of Central Indiana Elien Annala says that to communicate effectively, you need clarity - clarity of vision, clarity in your messages and an ability convey your messages iii different forms. You also need to show your employees that ...
Man on a mission
Jan 01, 2009; ... Dennis Dawes, the president and CEO of Hendricks Regional Health, likes to hammer away at the fundamentals, just like a coach. The only difference between the world of business and the field of play is what constitutes "fundamentals." Where Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy might harp ...
The Best of Smart Business 2008: Jim Carpenter
Dec 01, 2008; ... Jim Carpenter did not launch Wild Birds Unlimited Inc. with a background of extensive business training. The founder, president and CEO of the bird hobby store retailer had to reach outside his circle to gain the skills he needed to run his company. He spoke about how he gained the ...
The Best of Smart Business 2008: Bill Corley
Dec 01, 2008; ... Stories are a much more colorful and memorable way of conveying the positive things you're employees are doing to others, says Bill Corley, president and CEO at Community Health Network. "Stories are much more powerful than memos," says Corley, who appeared in the magazine in November ....
The Best of Smart Business 2008: Jeff Tognoni
Dec 01, 2008; ... One of the problems that often comes about when trying to turn around a business is actually a fear of making things worse, says Jeff Tognoni, president and CEO at Consona Corp. "Businesses are more durable than you think they are," says Tognoni, who appeared in our June issue. "You can ...
The Best of Smart Business 2008: Matthew Gutwein
Dec 01, 2008; ... Employee input is critical to gaining buy in on broad changes in an organization. But if you can get them actively involved in the dialogue and decisions about what changes to make, Matthew Gutwein believes you stand a much better chance of getting them to buy in to your vision. Gutwein, ...
Due north
Dec 01, 2008; ... Stan Friedman learned early on that if you're not taking care of your people, your people won't take care of you. And he's applied that lesson to grow RetroTax - which helps business owners obtain tax credits and incentives - into a company that posted 2007 revenue of $20 ...
Support system
Dec 01, 2008; ... Sam Reed says that your employees need to know they're good at what they do. The president of architectural and engineering services firm BSA LifeStructures Inc. believes that, too often, businesses focus too much on the areas in which employees need to improve and not enough on their strengths ....
The power WITHIN
Nov 01, 2008; ... When Bill corley needed help with part of a $170 million expansino, he turned to his employees. Corley, president and CEO of Community Health Network, a $1.17 billion health care provider, was overseeing the expansion of his Community Hospital North facility. The patient rooms needed to ...
Head of the herd
Nov 01, 2008; ... Mike Crowther, president and CEO, Indianapolis Zoo To Mike Crowther, leading means staying connected to your people, communicating, collaborating and strategizing. In contrast, managing means focusing more on processes, the nuts and bolts of what makes an organization run. There ...
Focus on success
Nov 01, 2008; ... Brad Dennison, managing director, nFocus Technologies Inc. When Brad Dennison joined nFocus Technologies Inc, he needed to boast revenue for the slow-growing business. The business solution provider had a lot to offer and boasted a healthy client base, but it needed to counteract ...
Joining forces
Oct 01, 2008; ... Mark Hall has always thought of himself as a co-worker rather than as an executive. Hall - founder, president and CEO of PinPoint Holdings Inc., which does business as PinPoint Resources - says that a business coach set him straight on that several years ago. "You have to ...
Staying in tune
Oct 01, 2008; ... People are going to find out what they want to know. That's something Simon Crookall has known for a while now. Whether you tell them or not, the president and CEO of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra says that the people in your organization will find some channel through which they ...