Author: Jack Ricchiuto

Appreciative leadership

The art of building sustainable organizations [read more]

Analyzing innovation

What makes this year’s winner’s innovative? Here’s brief look at some of their practices. [read more]

Chance encounters

An accidental meeting can provide that once-in-a-lifetime business connection. [read more]

Looking into the future

Strategic optimism describes the polymer industry forecast for the region. [read more]

The cost of innovation

Constantly looking for new ideas keeps even the most static market on the move. [read more]

The mentor edge

Appreciating the value of your mentors also means becoming a mentor when that time comes.

Traits of an e-leader

A group of Akron businessmen try their hand in the fast-paced world of e-business.

A business based on principle

The owners of Mustard Seed Market are sticking to their 500-year business plan.

The will to succeed

The trend among this year's Innovation in Business winners is that innovation transcends industries and practices.

From Akron to Tokyo

Customer satisfaction stems from happy employees -- even in Japan.

Decision intelligence

Lessons from Failure.com

After the fallout

Now that the initial burst of e-hype is behind us, many of the region's most respected businesses are realizing that e-commerce is more than a spiky-haired fad.

The B2B e-customer experience

You've read about companies using their Web sites to conduct business. Here's the consumer side of the e-business experience.

The state of the art

Whether updating or creating a company Web site, the principles of commercial Web design have changed.

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