Tag: leadership
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Does your company offer on-the-job training?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
What qualities do you value most in a trained employee? (select any that apply)
Strong problem-solving skills: 85.7%
Leadership...
Looking for leadership? Don’t expect to find it in R.I.
The simple – but not entirely inaccurate – thing would be to lay the Pawtucket Red Sox leaving Rhode Island on the doorstep of...
R.I. needs to improve governance
The loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox to Massachusetts has revealed far more than the lack of leadership among Rhode Island’s major elected officials.
Two...
There are a host of candidates for the state’s top job....
All the major candidates running for governor will point to their professional record and say they have the experience to lead the state. But...
What Three Questions do Successful Leaders Ask?
A second-generation family business owner recently asked a question that I think is quite common in the middle market. In many respects, it gets...
CEOs are working harder
What do CEOs do? They go to meetings, mainly. When not in meetings, they spend a lot of time on email.
So, CEOs are just...
Navigant uses hiring to build, grow and sustain credit union culture
BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018
1. LARGE COMPANIES | Navigant Credit Union
Employees in R.I.: 303
President and CEO Gary E. Furtado
Smithfield-based Navigant Credit Union leaders know...
All in the family
Would you ever consider owning or operating a business with a family member?
Yes: 60%
No: 40%
Maybe: 0%
What is the likelihood that the next CEO of...
Military leadership prepares us to embrace change we did not expect
One of the most overused business expressions is “Embrace the change!” Usually these changes are the ones as leaders we want to happen for...
Mission-driven leadership requires stewardship as well
Chanda Womack
Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians executive director
For over a decade, I have immersed myself in many different capacities in the nonprofit sector,...
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