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Leadership

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • May 17, 2019
Entrepreneur: Employees and employers can benefit from confidence, negotiation training

Even Fortune 500 executives have gaps in confidence when they doubt their worth. There are ways to get it back.

  • Leadership
    By
  • John Haughey
  • May 17, 2019
College president's success stems from dumping the ego

Kent Ingle relies on servant leadership, good listening skills to lead growth at Southeastern University in Lakeland.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • May 3, 2019
Utility executive blazes new path on way to the top

Nancy Tower, behind a never-stop-learning ethos, worked her way to the top of major Florida utility. She has more she wants to do — and learn.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • April 5, 2019
Double vision: Baseball executive tries his hand, er, foot at soccer

Tampa Bay Rays President Brian Auld is also serving as vice chairman of the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer club in St. Petersburg, Florida, following the baseball team's purchase of the soccer team.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • March 22, 2019
Course correction: Region looks to finally move forward on traffic solutions

The Tampa Bay, Florida, transportation situation could not get much worse. But a new source of tax-driven funds, between $13 billion and $16 billion, depending on population growth, will help shape a new transportation model for the region for generations

  • Strategies
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 15, 2019
A new BEginning for 21st Century Oncology

In one year, new CEO Kimberly Commins-Tzoumakas transformed the formerly legally challenged, bankrupt cancer care company from the top on down.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 8, 2019
Potentially scary company news can be easy to break

Establishing and maintaining two-way channels of communication is how Tervis President Rogan Donelly builds trust with employees for the delivery of any kind of information.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 18, 2019
Joyce Owens disrupts architecture on both sides of the pond

Architect Joyce Owens of Fort Myers uses modern design to complement the elements.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 18, 2019
'The People's Mayor' is also all business

Naples Mayor Bill Barnett has helped lead the business resurgence of Naples with a smart growth approach

  • Leadership
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • December 14, 2018
Sub chain CEO: 'I'll clean the worst restrooms'

Don Fox was recently in Tampa for a University of South Florida Muma College of Business “Conversation with a CEO” event. In an interview with the Business Observer, Fox talked about leadership, franchise best practices and connecting business with philan

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • December 7, 2018
Pitch man: Stadium push puts exec's leadership skills to the test

Nonprofit CEO Jason Woody leads a group of business leaders who are trying to raise support for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in Ybor City, a historic district in Tampa, Florida.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • November 23, 2018
Executive draws on lessons from corporate, nonprofit world in new role

Sue Wetzel has held top leadership roles in corporate America and with national nonprofits. One constant theme: Hyper-focus on the mission.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 12, 2018
Peek at CEO's corner office reveals family first focus

Talk about fatherly love: Jeff Jackson recently took his youngest daughter, Maddie, to a Lady Gaga concert for her 16th birthday. Not to be outdone, middle child McKenna got to see Taylor Swift. How about the oldest Jackson daughter, Chanler? She got to g

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • October 12, 2018
Humble teacher: Exec leads by listening

Shelley Broader, president and CEO of Fort Myers-based retailer Chico’s FAS Inc., says business leaders should raise their emotional intelligence levels.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • October 12, 2018
Publix CEO shares insights on competition, customer service and the company's founder

Publix President and CEO Todd Jones was recently honored at a Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County Leadership Breakfast.

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