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One Last Thing

For two years running Providence-based Swipely has been named one of PBN's Best Places to Work. In 2013 Forbes Magazine named the firm, founded in 2009 by Angus Davis, one of "America's Most Promising Companies." Davis, PBN's 2010 Innovator of the Year, shares some insights on how to make smart decisions. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Committing to decisions

Success depends on smart decisions. Yet often, we avoid decisions that challenge the status quo. Over my business career, I've learned several lessons on...
Atrion's Tim Hebert has had quite a run: winner in PBN's 2012 Business Excellence Awards program for leadership; No. 1 Best Place To Work and No. 3 spot on the Fastest-Growing Companies list for big companies in 2014. He shares some of what he has learned along the way. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Set big goals to make big gains

When I was 4 years old, I found a ginormous rock in the woods. It became my superhero headquarters, the place I dreamt of...
More than four decades as an executive in the for-profit and nonprofit worlds have taught Anne M. Nolan a thing or two about people. Recognized as an Industry Leader in PBN's 2011 Business Women Awards program, she shares key attributes that every leader should internalize. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Qualities that make all the difference

Anne M. Nolan Crossroads Rhode Island, president and CEO AFTER 30 years in the private sector and another 14 at a nonprofit, it is clear to...
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Looking forward, authentically

As president of Bank of America in Rhode Island, and with a very active philanthropic profile — he was the initial recipient of PBN’s...
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