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Tupperware’s Downfall: What Small Business Owners Can Learn from an Icon’s Struggle
Remember your first Tupperware container? Maybe it was the one your grandmother used to store cookies or the colorful set your mother...

Rick Slark
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Braving Economic Storms: Thriving Amidst Global and Local Pressures
Introduction In the industrial heartland of Northeast Ohio, brothers Mike and Dave run a small but proud manufacturing business. Their...

Rick Slark
Aug 13, 20244 min read
Base Hits Build Empires: The Power of Consistency
The recent MLB Home Run Derby was a spectacle of power and precision, with players smashing baseballs out of the park. In contrast, the...

Rick Slark
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Avoid Common Leadership Pitfalls as an Emerging Leader or Manager
How you handle power as a leader or manager can define your journey to success. Let's explore five common leadership pitfalls that can...

Rick Slark
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Could Kellogg's 1930s Workweek Revolutionize Today's Workplace?
In the early 20th century, amidst the economic strains of the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg made a bold move at his Battle Creek plant:...

Rick Slark
May 3, 20241 min read
How Express is Rewriting Its Future in Retail
Express, alongside its associated brands Bonobos and UpWest, once thrived as a cornerstone of American corporate wardrobe retailing....

Rick Slark
Apr 26, 20242 min read
“Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving".— Oliver Wendell Holmes
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