The Profitable Magic of Transparency
By Alec Pendleton, Big Ideas for Small Companies, powered by The MPI Group I recently bought a used car for my daughter. I expected it to be unpleasant — because car-shopping, whether new or used, has always been a notoriously one-sided affair, with sellers having much more information than buyers, and rarely disclosing enough to level the playing field. Even in our digital age, with access to CarFax reports, dealer costs, etc., I always feel that there’s something that I [...]
A Timely Lesson from our First President About Tolerance
George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island By Ned Hill, A One-Handed Economist, and Professor of Public Administration and City & Regional Planning at The Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs, powered by The MPI Group On August 17, 1790, Moses Seixas, the Warden of Newport Rhode Island’s Synagogue Yeshuat Israel, read his letter of welcome to President George Washington: Permit the children of the stock of Abraham to … join with our fellow citizens in [...]
Happiness is Control (unless you don’t have it!)
By Alec Pendleton, Big Ideas for Small Companies, powered by The MPI Group Early in my career, I had the good fortune to attend seminars led by the late Leon Danco, a noted consultant to family businesses. He had particular skill — and took particular delight — in waking up scions to the realities of life in a family company, and in urging them to upgrade their management skills. A master storyteller, he often underscored points with memorable quips that [...]
As Cleveland Bids Lebron James Adieu
Lebron’s return did not cause the economic rejuvenation of the city and region. And his leaving will not cause its economic collapse or ruination. Cleveland is better and stronger than that.
More Rules for the Revolution
Here are some rules for maintaining momentum during a successful revolution.
Rules for the Revolution
Now I’d like to look at principles I’ve found helpful in starting down the turbulent path ahead. Revolution is possible without them, but it runs a lot more smoothly when they are followed.
Appetite for Information
How much information can we really absorb and process?
Does STEM really matter?
Engineers are the world’s problem solvers, but will creating more of them fix what ails some regions? Policymakers must think so.
Time For A Revolution
Bringing major change to any organization is a tough assignment. But sometimes, what’s needed is a revolution.
Exciting and Terrifying: MPI CEO John Brandt speaks on Manufacturing Tomorrow
Listen in to MPI CEO John Brandt as he talks about the future of manufacturing on Ohio State University’s Manufacturing Tomorrow Podcast:
The Future We CAN Foresee
Let’s take a look at FORESEEABLE challenges, and what to do about them.
Act and Audit
With new year’s resolutions and business goals, we need a way to regularly audit progress.
The Profitable Magic of Transparency
By Alec Pendleton, Big Ideas for Small Companies, powered by The MPI Group I recently bought a used car for my daughter. I expected it to be unpleasant — because car-shopping, whether new or used, has always been a notoriously one-sided affair, with sellers having much more information than buyers, and rarely disclosing enough to level the playing field. Even in our digital age, with access to CarFax reports, dealer costs, etc., I always feel that there’s something that I [...]
A Timely Lesson from our First President About Tolerance
George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island By Ned Hill, A One-Handed Economist, and Professor of Public Administration and City & Regional Planning at The Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs, powered by The MPI Group On August 17, 1790, Moses Seixas, the Warden of Newport Rhode Island’s Synagogue Yeshuat Israel, read his letter of welcome to President George Washington: Permit the children of the stock of Abraham to … join with our fellow citizens in [...]
Happiness is Control (unless you don’t have it!)
By Alec Pendleton, Big Ideas for Small Companies, powered by The MPI Group Early in my career, I had the good fortune to attend seminars led by the late Leon Danco, a noted consultant to family businesses. He had particular skill — and took particular delight — in waking up scions to the realities of life in a family company, and in urging them to upgrade their management skills. A master storyteller, he often underscored points with memorable quips that [...]
As Cleveland Bids Lebron James Adieu
Lebron’s return did not cause the economic rejuvenation of the city and region. And his leaving will not cause its economic collapse or ruination. Cleveland is better and stronger than that.
More Rules for the Revolution
Here are some rules for maintaining momentum during a successful revolution.
Rules for the Revolution
Now I’d like to look at principles I’ve found helpful in starting down the turbulent path ahead. Revolution is possible without them, but it runs a lot more smoothly when they are followed.
Appetite for Information
How much information can we really absorb and process?
Does STEM really matter?
Engineers are the world’s problem solvers, but will creating more of them fix what ails some regions? Policymakers must think so.
Time For A Revolution
Bringing major change to any organization is a tough assignment. But sometimes, what’s needed is a revolution.
Exciting and Terrifying: MPI CEO John Brandt speaks on Manufacturing Tomorrow
Listen in to MPI CEO John Brandt as he talks about the future of manufacturing on Ohio State University’s Manufacturing Tomorrow Podcast:
The Future We CAN Foresee
Let’s take a look at FORESEEABLE challenges, and what to do about them.
Act and Audit
With new year’s resolutions and business goals, we need a way to regularly audit progress.