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Leadership

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 7, 2022
She’ll be here all week: Tampa exec motivates through laughter

The parallels between comedy and leadership, says Kerry Szymanski, who handles both with aplomb, stretch wide.

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  • May 26, 2022
On-the-rise high school basketball coach dishes key leadership lessons

Jeremy Schiller’s leadership philosophy lends itself to business in multiple ways, from employee retention to consistent communication.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2022
Retired billion-dollar CEO: Push candor over comfort with your team

Although many styles of leadership can be effective, a 50-year Cintas Corp. executive, in looking back at what worked for him, relies on three C's: consistency, candor and communicate.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 30, 2022
Foundation CFO sets retirement date — with replacement at the ready

Good succession planning isn’t just for family businesses. A well-defined plan to have a leader in waiting, at any C-level post, can help eliminate transition headaches.

  • Leadership
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  • April 19, 2022
Follow four biz development gurus on the path to success

Construction and architecture executives share on the power of mentorship, resilience and how to find, keep and exude inner confidence.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • April 14, 2022
Adidas CEO on work-life balance conundrum: Wear it proudly

On his first U.S. trip since the pandemic, Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted offered words of wisdom to students at the University of South Florida's Muma College of Business.

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  • Amanda Postma
  • April 8, 2022
Florist shop grows into third-generation family business

The Fort Myers shop Ruth Messmer Florist Inc. has one petal looking at the possible next generation.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 5, 2022
Want to be a better leader? Rumble with vulnerability

From tough conversations to simply being tougher in the face of doubt, being OK with being vulnerable is an essential asset.

  • Leadership
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 17, 2022
How to make your firm's women leadership program shine

The struggles some businesses face in cultivating successful women’s leadership programs, says a highly accomplished woman leader, can be rectified. 

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 3, 2022
Power of passionate people motivates sports nonprofit CEO

Marc Riker readies himself for a busy few months.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 13, 2022
A wild ride into the nine unbreakable laws of leadership

Leadership wisdom can come from unusual, even, exotic places. For Julie Henry, that means the zoo. And the aquarium. Safaris, seabeds and sunny skies, too.

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  • November 24, 2021
Football coach's leadership lessons include a big truism: never be a liar

Bill Kramer's unwavering commitment to excellence offers lessons for executives and entrepreneurs.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • November 18, 2021
Chart topper: Music industry exec rises to the occasion

Crystal Morris wasn’t sure she had the chops to succeed her father at the helm of Tampa, Florida-based Gator Co. She got there with a simple start.

  • Leadership
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  • November 11, 2021
Sisters build leadership brand on bravery — and mountain climbs

Candice and Lauren Henry share leadership wisdom and counsel that runs counter to their youthful exuberance.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • October 21, 2021
Famous fisherman reels in key leadership lessons

A man of the sea, Keith Colburn has a lot to offer landlocked leaders about staying calm as crises swirl.

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