Leadership




Global thinker
How Joe Bento uses communication and motivation to promote teamwork at CEVA Logistics
Joe Bento’s chief information officer had all the goods: talent, intelligence, experience and leadership — just what the global freight division of ...


Room by room
How Maura Walsh tears down the walls between management and employees at HCA Gulf Coast Division
If you’re going to get the right things out of employees, you have to put the right ingredients in first. It’s an idea that has become one of th...


Diamonds in the rough
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane Jr. shares his views on what it means to be a successful business leader
It was 1964. Drayton McLane Jr. was a young executive working in the grocery distribution business of his father, Drayton McLane Sr., and still ye...


Building two-way streets
How Theodore Carpenter Jr. uses communication from his employees to pave the way for growth at SelectCare of Texas
“It isn’t just talking down; it’s listening up.” These are words Theodore Carpenter Jr. lives by when it comes to communication. Carpenter, the...


Weathering the storm
How Joe Zimmerman leads KB Home through tough times by engaging his employees
Joe R. Zimmerman is a hallway walker. The division president of KB Home’s Houston office likes to get out and wander through the office and the ho...


Guiding hand
How communicating, empowering and listening makes a winning formula for Karen Sexton at The University of Texas Medical Branch
Karen Sexton says it sounds kind of corny, but it’s true: You have to empower your employees to be successful. To Sexton, vice president and CEO...


Staying the course
How Dave Warren used a disciplined approach to crack the $300 million mark at Energy Alloys
“Focus on the stuff that really matters.” It might seem like an obvious statement to you, but Dave Warren says there is more to it than meets th...


Leadership blueprint
How John Johnson develops the next generation of leaders at David Weekley Homes
John Johnson is a people person. And that doesn’t just mean he likes to shake hands a lot.As the CEO of David Weekley Homes, a $1.5 billion multistat...

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Oiling the machine
How Felix Rodriguez motivates CITGO employees to follow his vision


Fuel for thought
Kathy Lehne shares her three keys to success at Sun Coast Resources.






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