http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_stevejagler.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Steve Jagler en-us Thu, 24 May 2012 15:45:17 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 The title of a new book immediately caught my eye: "1501 Ways To Reward Employees." The author, Bob Nelson, Ph.D., is a leading authority on employee recognition, motivation and engagement. He is the president of Nelson Motivation Inc., a management training and consulting company based in San Diego. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/employeerewards.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/employeerewards.html?30080 Wed, 2 May 2012 14:12:00 CDT For weeks now, geologists have tried to identify the causes of the loud cracks and booms that are rattling the city of Clintonville. I would like to offer a figurative diagnosis. Perhaps the commotion is being caused by Wisconsin's political psyche being fractured into two. Again. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/proxmire.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/proxmire.html?29939 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:05:00 CDT A panel of accomplished female business leaders will share their insights at the 2012 BizTimes Women in Business Breakfast, which will take place at the BizExpo on Thursday, May 17 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/womeninbusiness12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/womeninbusiness12.html?29817 Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:19:00 CDT The news is populated by stories about every kind of carnage you can think of. Author Peter Diamandis says the human brain has evolved to pay special attention to and learn from harmful experiences so we can best avoid them and perpetuate the species, but in today's 24-hour news cycle of "if it bleeds, it leads" information, it often becomes overwhelming to the point that our perspectives are skewed, and we fail to see the positive aspects of the human condition. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/abundanceblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/abundanceblog.html?29676 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:11:00 CDT Last week, we told you that the U.S. economic recovery is picking up steam. Several headlines since then are validating that projection. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/economicrecovery2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/economicrecovery2.html?29600 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:01:00 CDT It's early, and we don't want to jinx it. We've still got a long way to go. There certainly are variables that could intercede, and there surely will be speed bumps along the way. But let's just say right here and now that the U.S. economy has begun a bona fide, full-fledged recovery. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/economicrecovery.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/economicrecovery.html?29523 Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:07:00 CDT Commissioner Bud Selig has done so much for Major League Baseball that he ultimately may end up in Cooperstown. Still, I would be shocked if he is not conducting a major review of his office's operating procedures from top to bottom in the aftermath of the Ryan Braun debacle. And a debacle it is. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/mlbbraun.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/mlbbraun.html?29407 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:19:00 CDT No matter your political persuasion, some things transcend politics. Or at least, they should. With that, I point to the ridiculous controversy over actor Clint Eastwood's television commercial for Chrysler during the Super Bowl. The powerful ad proclaimed it is "halftime in America," and it's time for the nation to get up, dust itself off and get back to work. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/detroitpolitics.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/detroitpolitics.html?29374 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:02:00 CDT Most Americans don't think twice when we turn on the tap and drink a glass of fresh, clean water. For billions of others in the world, the procurement of drinking water is a daily chore that often involves carrying the water great distances. That chore is often performed by the women in Third World countries. Given the scarcity of fresh drinking water around the world, Charles Fishman thinks Milwaukee's effort to become the "World Water Hub for water research, economic development and education" is a winning concept with a bright future. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/milwaukeewater.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/milwaukeewater.html?29285 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:54:00 CDT Jaws dropped when the supporters of the recall against Gov. Scott Walker recently submitted more than 1 million signatures of Wisconsin residents. Then jaws dropped again when Walker's campaign announced a few days later it had raised more than $4.5 million in the most recent reporting period from a total of 21,443 contributions. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/recallmoney.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/recallmoney.html?29207 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:03:00 CDT I know 2012 has just begun, but do yourself a favor. Put a star and write "BizTimes" down on your calendar for the late afternoon of Dec. 4. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/bestinbusiness12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/bestinbusiness12.html?29057 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:18:00 CDT Tens of millions of dollars from out of state will be poured into Wisconsin in 2012, and all that money will flow directly into Wisconsin's toxic political bloodstream. Make no mistake, Wisconsin is a state divided against itself. The state has devolved into camps of "us" and "them," and your television is on the verge of becoming one perpetual political soapbox. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/wipolitics12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/wipolitics12.html?28983 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:22:00 CDT One of the oldest adages in business is that companies hate uncertainty. To some degree, that is a farce, as the future is always uncertain. But this year, with so much hanging in the balance in national and state politics and the economy, the future is spectacularly uncertain. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/etrends12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/etrends12.html?28914 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:12:00 CDT As 2011 draws to a murky conclusion and 2012 rises from the horizon, BizTimes Media recently conducted its first Business Dashboard Survey. About 300 readers at BizTimes.com completed the survey, which asked questions about the outlook for their companies in 2012. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/bizdashboard.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/bizdashboard.html?28799 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:36:00 CDT Not to be confused with THE Christmas story, I would like to conclude the year with a Christmas story. And a lighthearted, silly little one at that, as a holiday diversion from the gritty issues of the day that are typically tackled in this space. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/jaglerchristmas11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/jaglerchristmas11.html?28754 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:17:00 CDT Every December, I have the distinct honor to meet with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Council of Small Business Executives board of directors for an editor's forum. I consider these folks to be BizTimes Media's de facto board of directors, and their insights help us keep tabs on which way the winds are blowing. And as 2011 draws to a close and 2012 rises in the horizon, suffice to say those winds are swirling. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/normaluncertainty.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/normaluncertainty.html?28748 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:10:00 CDT Maybe you've got a few last-minute gifts to buy or wrap. Maybe Santa has a few more stops to make. Maybe you've got some major grocery shopping to do to prepare for your guests. Or maybe you've got to prepare for traveling over the river and through the woods. Regardless, the Salvation Army of Milwaukee County has a more urgent Christmas countdown, and the good folks there could use your help. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/salvationarmycountdown.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/salvationarmycountdown.html?28738 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:17:00 CDT Christopher Rebholz, president and chief executive officer of Christopher Morgan Fulfillment Services in New Berlin, appears in Gov. Scott Walker's latest campaign commercial as a representative small business owner eager to grow in Walker's Wisconsin. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/rebholz.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/rebholz.html?28673 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:05:00 CDT It seems like every year we have this bogus semantic debate about the marketing of Christmas. Or the holidays. Whatever. And every year, I roll my eyes and ask, "Haven't we got more important things to think about?" http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/holidays/articles/treepolitics.html http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/holidays/articles/treepolitics.html?28530 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:06:00 CDT A recent report by national expert Paul Brophy painted a blunt and bleak picture of the condition of neighborhoods in Milwaukee's inner city. According to Brophy's assessment of Milwaukee. The city continues its very significant racial and ethnic isolation, poverty is growing in inner city Milwaukee, vacant housing has increased substantially, property values in many neighborhoods have plummeted and the path to upward mobility remains blocked for many. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeepoverty.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeepoverty.html?28406 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:28:00 CDT It is with terrible sadness that I report today about the death of George Dalton, an irrepressible American entrepreneur who was always willing to share his kindness, his wealth and his wisdom. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/georgedalton.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/georgedalton.html?28440 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:48:00 CDT "If you thought the last couple of years have been bad, you haven't seen anything yet. That's because it's all about Wisconsin, and in 2012, it will be an absolute bloodbath." That political prediction was provided over lunch to me recently by a veteran Wisconsin Republican strategist, who foresees a tumultuous, nasty primary for the GOP nomination for the soon-to-be-open U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerbloodbath.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerbloodbath.html?28246 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:35:00 CDT Wisconsin's new concealed carry law will take effect on Tuesday, Nov. 1. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/newconcealcarry.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/newconcealcarry.html?28188 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:16:00 CDT A year after threatening to move work out of Wisconsin and demanding major concessions from its union employees, Harley-Davidson Inc.'s profits are soaring. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/jaglerharley.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/jaglerharley.html?28151 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:25:00 CDT In addition to remembering to turn their clocks back an hour, business leaders will have one additional task on their calendars this fall: Establishing a concealed weapon policy for their workplace. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/concelealedpolicies.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/concelealedpolicies.html?28066 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:05:00 CDT I've been given credentials from Major League Baseball to be in the Miller Park press box as far as the Milwaukee Brewers go in this postseason. That's an honor and a privilege I do not take lightly. But just between our readers and me, I would like to make a little confession. I'm worried that maybe I don't belong there. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/brewersfan.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/brewersfan.html?27890 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:03:00 CDT When large corporations have to make important announcements that may not cast them in the best of lights, they tend to issue a press release late on a Friday afternoon. That's when companies announce mass layoffs, plant closings, lawsuits and the like. The thinking behind the Friday afternoon shtick is that most people have checked out for the weekend and aren't paying attention, thereby minimizing the public relations impact of the negative news. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/fedmortgagedamages.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/fedmortgagedamages.html?27755 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:29:00 CDT BizTimes is taking the editorial stance that a smarter Milwaukee will be a better Milwaukee, and a better Milwaukee will be best-positioned to compete in a global economy in the 21st century. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/getsmarter.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/getsmarter.html?27672 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:04:00 CDT It turns out that in the 21st century, Wisconsin's reliance on manufacturing and agriculture are strengths and strategic assets, not weaknesses or inherent obstacles. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerfieldsfactories.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerfieldsfactories.html?27492 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:02:00 CDT A panel discussion featuring three prominent southeastern Wisconsin business executives will keynote the 24th annual Future 50 Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 15, at The Pfister Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/future50.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/future50.html?27407 Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:02:00 CDT Stop Steve Jagler if you've heard this one before, but an elephant and a donkey walk into a bar ... http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/ageofausterity.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/ageofausterity.html?27333 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:25:00 CDT Like many of our readers, I watched in horror Thursday as the stock market melted down, trimming the Dow Jones Industrial Average by more than 500 points, erasing all of the year's gains. The conventional wisdom in the weeks leading up to the Congressional vote on the bill was that if the debt ceiling was not expanded, the nation would default on its debt and a national economic disaster would then follow. So, why would the stock market collapse after a deal was struck? http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/stockmarket.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/stockmarket.html?27131 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:17:00 CDT At a recent professional conference of publishers and editors from business publications across the country in Providence, R.I., I can't tell you how many times I was asked a version of the following question: "What in the hell is happening to Wisconsin?" http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/jaglermoderation.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/jaglermoderation.html?27004 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:03:00 CDT If your only source of local news and analysis was AM talk radio, you might be inclined to believe that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is standing out on the corner with his proposed little Downtown streetcar project like some sort of pitiful orphan. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/streetcarsbiz.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/streetcarsbiz.html?26915 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:05:00 CDT Awards help build credibility for a business and boost staff morale. However, some things mean much more than any plaque, trophy, certificate or medal a professional organization can bestow. There are human rewards that are given without as much fanfare in noble professions such as health care and community service. They speak to the higher callings of compassion and love. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/borntoserve.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/borntoserve.html?26834 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:37:00 CDT Soaring oil prices, rising commodity costs, a cold spring, chaos in the Middle East and the uncertainty about the national debt ceiling conspired to dampen the U.S. economic recovery in the second quarter. So, will all of these factors lead to a double-dip recession? Or did the economy merely catch its breath as it continues to rebound? http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerdoubledip.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerdoubledip.html?26751 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:01:00 CDT ManpowerGroup, a Milwaukee-based global staffing company, received little fanfare or static when it recently announced a bold new venture to develop and align China's manufacturing workforce as that country modernizes its industrial sector and expands operations into inland hubs. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/manpowerchina.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/manpowerchina.html?26677 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:11:00 CDT As BizTimes has reported in recent weeks, Kohl's Corp. chief executive officer Kevin Mansell is evaluating "all options" for the location of the company's new headquarters. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/kohlsdowntownblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/kohlsdowntownblog.html?26572 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:08:00 CDT The Wisconsin State Legislature is on the verge of enacting a law that will allow Wisconsin residents to conceal and carry weapons. BizTimes sent an email to a wide variety of southeastern Wisconsin business executives, asking them to share their thoughts about the new law. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/concealcarry.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/concealcarry.html?26554 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:10:00 CDT I recently found a place where conservatives and liberals gathered to debate the issues. They did so peacefully, respectfully and cordially, even as they made passionate, forceful arguments for their viewpoints. Sadly, this wonderful place was not Madison. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerrespect.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerrespect.html?26399 Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:03:00 CDT For decades, Milwaukee has lacked a common vision among its leaders. The powers that be seemed to toil in their own respective silos, and the community flailed away, grappling with the issues of poverty, crime, education, transit, infrastructure and economic development. As a community, we all seemed to want progress, but without change. Out of necessity, that community disconnect may be changing. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/visionforbettermilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/visionforbettermilwaukee.html?26275 Thu, 19 May 2011 05:32:00 CDT BMO will terminate the MandI brand, and Wisconsin's largest bank will be folded into BMO Harris Bank. The death of the MandI brand and the loss of a corporate headquarters are nothing short of Milwaukee tragedie http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/mandibankobit.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/mandibankobit.html?26241 Tue, 17 May 2011 07:44:00 CDT Now that recall campaigns are going forward against nine GOP state senators and their senate majority may soon be threatened, the Republicans are moving ahead with those bills while they have control of both houses and the governor's mansion. The latest GOP pet issue is conceal and carry. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/concealandcarry.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/concealandcarry.html?26103 Thu, 5 May 2011 12:27:00 CDT If it seems like today's national political discourse either bubbles up through Wisconsin or emanates directly from Wisconsin lately, that's only because it does. For better or worse, depending upon your perspective, Wisconsin has been on the nation's front page. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerpetridish.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerpetridish.html?26076 Wed, 4 May 2011 16:34:00 CDT Every week or so, we ask readers of BizTimes.com to respond to a survey question. For this week's blog, Steve Jagler assembled those poll questions from the past couple of months and is sharing the results. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerpolls.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/jaglerpolls.html?25988 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:27:00 CDT From a live feed of bald eagles in a nest outside an aluminum production plant in Davenport, Iowa, to the local charitable efforts striking public relations gold at Wauwatosa's WaterStone Bank and Milwaukee-based Ron Sonntag Public Relations, goodwill PR often comes with minimal costs, but adds huge gains to a company and its public image in the long run. This week's column takes a look at some examples of brilliant PR. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/smartpr.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/smartpr.html?25929 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:35:00 CDT One of the fallouts from the Great Recession is that most companies are forced to do more with less. That means most of us are working harder than we ever have, with fewer resources and staff at our sides. We're so busy that we seldom think about how we do what we do or ponder the creative process that could transform our companies. The BizTech Conference and Expo is your chance to catch your breath and rekindle that creative flame. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztech11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztech11.html?25874 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:06:00 CDT Public relations is as much an art form as it is a science. And that art form is certainly facing some daunting challenges these days. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerPR.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/jaglerPR.html?25790 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:39:00 CDT The chaos continues in Madison today after Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi extended a temporary restraining order on Gov. Scott Walker's bill to revoke collective bargaining rights on public employees, declaring that the bill has not become law. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/madisonchaos.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/stevejagler/madisonchaos.html?25751 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:51:00 CDT A prominent Wisconsin Republican operative is seeking legal permission to search through selected e-mails of a University of Wisconsin professor who wrote a blog and a New York Times Op-Ed piece that were critical of Gov. Scott Walker. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/crononfoia.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/crononfoia.html?25748 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:13:00 CDT