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Successful strategies
How to create a strategic plan and tune employees in to the new direction
When Michael Araten arrived at K’NEX Brands LP in 2006, he was tasked with outlining a vision for growth. It


Helping hand
How to get your company involved in the community
By Brian Horn With so many charities out there, it could be a challenge for Robert Byers Jr. to choose which ones he and his


Blossoming business
How to listen and earn respect
Growing up in a family business, John P. Ferry Jr. learned a valuable lesson about respect. “Just realize you don


Shake it up
How to embrace change
Jim Rudolph doesn’t just want to solve problems, he wants to fix them. The chairman and CEO of Rita’s Water Ice Franchisi


Barry J. Lipsky
President and CEO, Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc.
Some CEOs are reluctant to discuss failure, but Barry J. Lipsky has a strategy for dealing with it. If you’re going to fail, says


Douglas Clark
President and CEO, AmeriQuest Transportation and Logistics Resources
Douglas Clark runs his business like he’s driving a race car. The president and CEO of AmeriQuest Transportation and Logistics Res


Owning up to it
How Alfred N. Basilicato turned Numonics Corp. around by showing that it’s OK to admit mistakes
When Alfred N. Basilicato took over at Numonics Corp. in the early 1990s, the company was in trouble. To help turn things around at th


Mike Flowers
Chairman, The Rascal Co.
At The Rascal Co., home of the Rascal scooter, Mike Flowers doesn’t refer to his staff as







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