Commentary

Insights and perspectives from our editors, contributors, and community voices on business in the Capital Region.

What can the Great Pumpkin and Charlie Brown teach you about succession planning?

For old time’s sake, we watched It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown...

As workforce growth slows, new approaches are needed to meet demand

Employers and others worried about the “skills gap” for years, often lamenting...

What to do when you’ve behaved badly

Well, it happens. You screwed up. Poked the pooch. Botched, bungled, flubbed,...

3 simple steps to prevent gossip from infiltrating your office

Work gossip. Some of us participate in it, and most of us...

Customer experience isn’t the only experience that matters at healthy companies

So you’ve hired a new employee who begins the job all enthused...

Nothing like a high school reunion to put exit planning into perspective

A couple weekends ago I went to my Madison East High School...

Keeping up higher ed investments will help meet workforce needs

A few hundred yards from the UW–Madison College of Engineering’s core campus...

How to have a hard conversation

You know the feeling. Your heart is pounding. You feel sick to...

Staying on top of the organizational change process

Engaging workplace change can be an unpredictable experience because processes and people...

Punting on transportation funding leads state down rough road

The state budget was finally signed into law on Sept. 21. The...
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