Managing the Manager

Dealing with a bad boss can be a complicated situation for employees.  James Harter, a scientist for workplace management, concluded that 82% of the time companies do not select the right candidate for manager.  This increases the likelihood of employees dealing with...

Can It Run Without You?

We’d like to thank everyone who turned out last week Thursday at the Hunt Valley Business Forum for our presentation, “Can It Run Without You? Building to Last”. We have uploaded the presentation for your keeping. Just click on the link below for the...

What Apple Learned About Creativity

This month’s column as published in SMART CEO Magazine: By Don Schmincke and Eric Miller  In 2010, IBM conducted the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews, with more than 1,500 corporate heads and public sector leaders across 60 nations and 33...

Why Leaders Need a Personal Brand

This month’s “Extreme CEO” column as published in SMART CEO Magazine: By Don Schmincke and Eric Miller  What makes some leaders stand out above the rest? It’s not your skills and talents — it’s your personal brand. Leaders that people remember — and...

Does Your Business Growth Plan Need A Reality Check?

Managing partner Eric Miller and Don Shmincke, a well known author, renegade consultant and revolutionary speaker, are contributing authors for a featured column in Baltimore’s SmartCEO Magazine. Does your business growth plan need a reality check? As yet another year...