Leadership
Advance your career: Steps to improve your professional life
‘Service is at the heart of every business’
Ron Bast is president of Richfield-based GO Riteway Transportation Group. In October 2010, Riteway purchased GO Airport Connection, providing transportation to Mitchell International and O'Hare airports. The combined company employs more than 900 people in Wisconsin and has a fleet of more than 650 vehicles providing shuttle and commuter transportation services. For Bast, the success of any company starts with its workers, who then in turn treat customers well.
‘Thank you for the unexpected lessons’
The Rotary business mantra: Do your deals benefit all parties involved?
Harshad Shah, president of Eagle Technology Inc.
What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?
"To gain an increase in market share and expand internationally, we released a web-based, cloud computing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of its asset management software. This web-based version is much easier to deploy and is significantly lower in upfront costs, increasing a facility's return on investment. Additional internationalized features in the web-based version allow us to expand our international presence."
‘Blue Sky Time’
Mike Natalizio, president and CEO of insurance brokerage and business advisory firm HNi in New Berlin, recently wrote a manifesto publication titled, "Complexity Unraveled: The Art of Leading in a Complex World." Natalizio says business leaders must tune out the noise to change the game.
Beware of another kind of deficit
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."
— Mother Teresa
