http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_stevejagler.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Steve Jagler en-us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:45:05 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 I have never played poker with Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell. But if I did, and he went "all in" with his chips on a crucial hand, I'd look him in the eyes. And then I'd probably fold. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/wandelharley.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/wandelharley.html?20725 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:21:00 CST A natural reaction for many companies in the Great Recession has been to tighten managerial controls on everything from office supplies and cold-call sales schedules to travel expenses. The authors of a new book contend that "we are micromanaging our employees to death." http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/freedomincbook.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/freedomincbook.html?20657 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:00 CST Democratic insiders believe Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will decide not to launch a campaign to be Wisconsin's next governor, and some say Gov. Jim Doyle is "shopping" for another candidate to challenge Barbara Lawton for the party's nomination. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gov09.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/gov09.html?20564 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:28:00 CST In the best of times, effective leadership is critical to the success of most companies. Now, you toss in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and strong leadership becomes a do-or-die proposition for most organizations. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/boldleadership.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/boldleadership.html?20492 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:01:00 CST When do your employees stop becoming representatives of your company and start becoming private citizens? When are they officially off the clock? When they walk out the door at the end of the work day, are they private citizens who are no longer held to the same standards of behavior? When they get home, are they no longer considered to be on the job? http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/twitterjagler.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/twitterjagler.html?20389 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:24:00 CST Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics was a defeat for the city, the region, the country and President Obama. It also left some of Milwaukee's business and civic leaders wondering what might have been. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/chicago2016react.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/chicago2016react.html?20350 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 06:05:00 CST Chicago will not host the 2016 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee today eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting for the host site. Here's reaction from several Milwaukee leaders. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/milwaukeereacts.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/milwaukeereacts.html?20345 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:48:00 CST Nearly as many Chicago residents oppose Mayor Richard Daley's Olympic plans (45 percent) as support them (47 percent), according to the latest poll by the Chicago Tribune. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/chicago2016.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/chicago2016.html?20301 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:21:00 CST A few years ago, when I was first promoted into a management position -- without any prior training or experience in that field -- I asked my father for advice. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/leadershipjagler.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/leadershipjagler.html?20237 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:04:00 CST Should the mayor be allowed to take over MPS? If so, what would the impact be? How have mayoral takeovers of public schools worked in other cities? What kinds of new ideas from the private sector could be replicated to help MPS improve its results? http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mpstakeoverdebate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mpstakeoverdebate.html?20180 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:17:00 CST Most corporate leaders intuitively know that a healthy, physically fit workforce is a strategic asset that not only results in more efficiency and effectiveness on the job, but reduces medical expenses in the long run. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/corpwellness.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/corpwellness.html?20137 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:18:00 CST Voting of the third time, members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 1947 in Fond du Lac approved a "best and final" contract offer from Mercury Marine today. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/mercuryapproval.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/mercuryapproval.html?20117 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:01:00 CST A recent Milwaukee meeting with U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Paul Ryan, unlike many other town hall-like settings taking place across the country, was civil, polite and informative. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerblog090209.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerblog090209.html?20094 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:15:00 CST The question is being asked at dinner tables and water coolers throughout Wisconsin: Why would those union workers at Mercury Marine's Fond du Lac plant vote against the company's last contract proposal? http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mercurymarine.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mercurymarine.html?20021 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:22:00 CST The frenzied public response to this week's online BizTimes Poll provides a foretelling glimpse into the intense political ground game that is shaping Wisconsin's Republican primary gubernatorial race between Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann (R-Janesville). http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/govgopjagler.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/govgopjagler.html?19971 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:35:00 CST Harley-Davidson Inc. is closing plants and laying off thousands of people, while sales of its motorcycles are falling, the company has excess capacity and its profits dropped 91 percent in the second quarter. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/hdjagler.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/hdjagler.html?19946 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:27:00 CST Lost in the heated political rhetoric surrounding the debate over American health care reforms are some simply human dramas that can be framed in Constitutional and Judeo-Christian contexts. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/healthcareblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/healthcareblog.html?19896 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:33:00 CST We've been told on talk radio for years that Wisconsin is a terrible place to do business. You know the drill. Wisconsin is a tax hell hole. Wisconsin does nothing to encourage entrepreneurship or development of new businesses. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wibizparadise.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wibizparadise.html?19806 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:11:00 CST The Wisconsin Business Council (WBC) is a new organization formed to work with citizens and policy-makers to develop a pro-business, pro-employment agenda that makes Wisconsin a better place to start a business, expand a company and find exceptional investment opportunities. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wbcblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/wbcblog.html?19779 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:25:00 CST While attending a conference recently, a couple of friends from Louisiana gave me some friendly grief, telling me how they are "kicking some Yankee butt," or some such. Amused, I inquired, "What are you talking about?" http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/buyajob.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/buyajob.html?19666 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:34:00 CST Should a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court recuse himself or herself from cases involving litigants who donated $1,000 or more to the judge's election campaign? The court has the authority to amend the state judicial code without having to run it past the state legislature. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/recuse.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/recuse.html?19619 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:28:00 CST To Tweet or not to Tweet? That is the question. Perhaps more generally, the question every business must ask itself right now is whether or not it wants to engage the company and/or its people in social media. http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/socialmedia.html http://onmilwaukee.com/living/articles/socialmedia.html?18839 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:59:00 CST One of the great things about American presidential elections is that candidates get together and debate the issues. Thus, each side gets to hear what the candidate is saying. And undecided voters then determine who wins. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/extremists.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/extremists.html?18803 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:26:00 CST Milwaukee business leaders will have an outstanding opportunity to learn from one of the most dynamic business leaders of our time when Marilyn Carlson Nelson kicks off the fifth annual BizTech Conference and Expo on Wednesday, April 29. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/marilyncarlsonnelson.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/marilyncarlsonnelson.html?18711 Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:23:00 CST The drama surrounding the power struggle between the Milwaukee County Board and County Executive Scott Walker over federal economic stimulus funds is showing no signs of conclusion just yet. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/walkernever.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/walkernever.html?18682 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:36:00 CST Last year, I was among the first to say the economic sky was falling, and I took some grief for it at the time when others said the fundamentals of the economy were fine. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jagerrecovery.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jagerrecovery.html?18626 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:22:00 CST Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker said he was caught by surprise this morning by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's announcement that the federal Omnibus Budget bill includes a provision to spend $91.5 million in long unused federal funds for mass transportation in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/walkeromnibus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/walkeromnibus.html?18466 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:58:00 CST Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced this morning that the Federal Omnibus Budget Bill that was signed into law this week includes a provision to spend the $91.5 million that has been on hold since 1991 on transportation in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/fedrailproject.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/fedrailproject.html?18463 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:57:00 CST It's growing more difficult by the day to find true objective analysis of the issues of our time. Both ends of the political spectrum are loaded with false prophets, people who take a predisposed vision of the world and then try to mold the facts to fit that viewpoint, even if that reality is in absolute contradiction to their core beliefs. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/greenearth.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/greenearth.html?18432 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:32:00 CST Although Gov. Jim Doyle was greeted with polite, albeit subdued, applause at the Milwaukee 7 Council Meeting Thursday, the tension in the room at the Manpower Inc. headquarters was palpable. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/govplan.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/govplan.html?18388 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:37:00 CST If you would have told me two years ago that Marshall and Ilsley Corp. would one day be losing more than $2 billion, mostly because of bad real estate investments, I would have chuckled and then politely asked you, "Man, what have you been smoking?" http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mandi.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/mandi.html?18352 Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:29:00 CST Though many banks have drawn fire for using government "bailout" money to pay bonuses and send top-performing employees on retreats, not everyone is against the behavior and ready to blame all banks for the current financial crisis. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerblog021809.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerblog021809.html?18221 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:29:00 CST If it seems like something -- or more precisely someone -- has been missing in Milwaukee lately, I know exactly whom it is. Sister Joel Read, former president of Alverno College, suffered a stroke on Christmas Eve, one day after she had undergone successful heart bypass surgery. She has been hospitalized ever since. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/sisterjoel.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/sisterjoel.html?18138 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:24:00 CST A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee released Wednesday claims to dispel some popular myths about the recent condo boom in Downtown Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/condoboomreport.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/condoboomreport.html?18093 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:36:00 CST The Obama economic stimulus plan will help revive the economy, but improvements are not likely to begin occurring until late in 2009 or 2010. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/obamastimulus.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/obamastimulus.html?17932 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:43:00 CST My earliest memory in life was watching the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy on my grandparent's large console black and white television. At age 4, I could not understand the magnitude of what I was watching, but I can vividly recall how upsetting it was to see my parents and grandparents crying. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamadestiny.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamadestiny.html?17890 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:24:00 CST Times have changed. Schneider recently notified the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development that it is reassigning 52 of its instructors to become drivers. The company now has a glut of drivers to choose from, as the economy has soured. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/trickleup.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/trickleup.html?17837 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:14:00 CST To be sure, the polls are unscientific. But from my ongoing conversations with many of you, I think they do a fair job of generally reflecting what you're thinking out there. Some of our poll results are surprising. Some not so much. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztimespoll.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/biztimespoll.html?17680 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:25:00 CST Wouldn't you like to know what's going through Jeffrey Immelt's mind these days? You remember Immelt, who used to oversee General Electric Co.'s Healthcare division in Waukesha. http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/immelt.html http://onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/immelt.html?17463 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:33:00 CST November has been a terrible, terrible month for southeastern Wisconsin's economy. In case you haven't been keeping track, here's a sampling of the local carnage that has happened so far this month. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/kidsarealright.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/kidsarealright.html?17402 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:39:00 CST A barrage of irrepressible forces propelled Democrat Barack Obama's historic presidential victory over Republican John McCain, according to Craig Peterson, who cut his "political teeth" in Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign and has served as a political advisor for many conservative campaigns over the years. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamaperfectstorm.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamaperfectstorm.html?17285 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:29:00 CST A new national survey by George S. May International Company, a management consultant firm, shows that 62 percent of American small-business owners say they will cross party lines on Nov. 4 to vote for the U.S. presidential candidate whom they believe will do the most to help their companies. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/drastictimes.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/drastictimes.html?17004 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:47:00 CST An overwhelming majority of American small-business owners believes that neither U.S. presidential candidate is proposing specific policies that would assist their companies, according to a new survey. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/smallbizprezpoll.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/smallbizprezpoll.html?16827 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:31:00 CST Do you ever get the sinking feeling that America's economic infrastructure is crumbling around us? Among other things, 2008 may go down in history as the year of the taxpayer bailout. And when it's all said and done, us taxpayers may be holding the bag for damages done to America's banking system, its housing market, its automotive sector and its airline industry http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/washproblem.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/washproblem.html?16801 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:29:00 CST At first glance, Tuesday's announcement that $39 million in federal funds will be available to help redevelop foreclosed properties throughout the state seemed like a great idea. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/foreclosurerelief.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/foreclosurerelief.html?16781 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:20:00 CST We are toiling amid $4 gasoline, the subprime foreclosure crisis, the credit crunch and an icy housing market. We taxpayers are being asked to bail out our banks, a large insurance company, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In effect, we're bailing out ourselves. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jagler092208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jagler092208.html?16635 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:15:00 CST For many of southeastern Wisconsin's male African-American business leaders, Barack Obama's speech tonight will be more than history. It will be a redeeming, spiritual moment to be cherished and passed down through the generations. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamareflections.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/obamareflections.html?16382 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:25:00 CST Jim Burkee, a history professor at Concordia University, challenges U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner in the Republican primary, which takes place Tuesday, Sept. 9. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/burkee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/burkee.html?16358 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:39:00 CST John Wiley, who will retire in September as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, is shaking things up in Madison as he goes out the door. http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerwmc.html http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/jaglerwmc.html?16315 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:00 CST You are glad the Brett Favre saga is over. Good riddance, you say. He is a narcissistic drama queen, and you're glad he's gone. No. You believe Favre was the victim of a conspiracy led by general manager Ted Thompson, whose inflated ego drove No. 4 from our midst. http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/jaglerfavre.html http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/jaglerfavre.html?16176 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:26:00 CST