Education




Out to lunch
How to set aside time to truly listen
If you would have asked Gary Streit a year ago where in town to get your shoes shined, he wouldn’t have been able to tell you. A self-proclaimed ...


The best and brightest
How to establish a self-directed leadership team
John O’Donnell is by no means shy; he just prefersto keep interaction with his senior team to a minimum. In a highly functioning orga...


Lois Margaret Nora
President, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy and Dean of the College of Medicine
Dr. Lois Margaret Nora conducts her own background checks while hiring. Most university presidents overseeing a $33 million budget might pass o...


The center of innovation
How Peter Rea brings an entrepreneurial mindset to Baldwin-Wallace College
For many college students, classroom lessons lack substantial application in the real world. However, at Baldwin-Wallace College, innovative thinkin...


Richard Giese
President, Mount Union College
Richard Giese’s mother used to tell him he had two ears and one mouth for a reason — he should listen twice as much as he talked. Giese has taken tha...


Thomas V. Chema
President, Hiram College
Thomas V. Chema had plenty of leadership experience even before he became president of Hiram College — he has been a partner in a Cleveland law firm,...


Richard Jusseaume
President, Walsh University
Richard Jusseaume says the trick to leading a diverse work force is really quite simple: Just show everyone the same respect, because they are ...


Defining excellence
How Luis Proenza gave the University of Akron an image overhaul
 When Luis Proenza became president of the University of Akron, he wasn’t exactly taking the helm of an Ivy League institution. The university had a r...

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Beyond the classroom
How Northeast Ohio’s colleges and universities are helping revitalize the region


The power of workforce development
Competition, technology and tougher standards for quality, service and timeliness are reshaping how companies large and small manage their employees, ...


Back to school
Employee training options are as diverse as your work force.








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