CEOs in Schools looking for business leaders for this year’s program
CEOs in Schools is looking for Tampa Bay area executives to spend a day away from the office and step into the classroom. On November 5, executives will have the
Owning it vs. phoning it in at the workplace
By Susan Mauer, Tampa Bay market president for Axiom Bank Do your employees show up at work to be an asset, as if they own the business? Or do they
Six effective ways to motivate your sales team during the ‘dog days’
Welcome to the dog days of summer—that time when the temperature and humidity are still unbearable, families are trying to squeeze in the last days of summer vacation before going
Hard Lessons: Building outstanding teams
For more than 25 years, it has been my pleasure to hire, develop and coach, staff, and senior executives, at both startups and Fortune 100 companies. Many lessons learned came
Somewhere I Belong
Organizations must practice diversity, equity and inclusion to ensure people feel like they belong. Why? Because business depends on it. Let’s say you’re an established, well-known, organization in the Tampa
Keeping sales momentum in quarter 3
Whether your company is large or small, whether you have experienced serious disruptions in your business or managed to avoid them, it’s likely that the last year-and-a-half has taken a
How business leaders can get involved in early education — and why it’s important
By Aakash Patel I spent a Friday morning, this spring, on the car line in Gorrie Elementary School in Tampa. Instead of sitting in an office or a breakfast meeting,
From communications to community, the president of AC4S Technologies is making an impact
Hugh Campbell spent 10 years in active duty with the United States Army, but he’d never hurt a fly. What he did have was a unique ability to assist operations
Tampa Bay Chamber’s Leadership Tampa program graduates 37 members
Leadership Tampa, a program of the Tampa Bay Chamber, celebrated the graduation of 37 members of the class of 2021. Members of Leadership Tampa are local business people who hold
Three tips for retaining great salespeople this summer
Attracting, and keeping, good salespeople is at the top of every sales manager’s list of priorities. The better we are at inspiring, and holding on to, great salespeople, the happier,
Back to the office means making change moving forward
Hearing your office is reopening does not mean “back to work” or “business as usual,” if you have been working remotely. Joy may be felt by some. It is more
A powerful and misunderstood key to leadership success
By Mary Key, Ph.D. What is influence? The movies often portray influence as making a dramatic speech at the climax of the story (complete with music swelling in the background)
