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Modern Edge's Angell offers lessons in creative thinking


May 23, 2013 11:36 am ET

TAMPA, FLA. — In this latest Executive Forum video, Charles Austen Angell of Modern Edge Inc. talks about establishing an innovation culture, whereby the creative process is enhanced by people from different departments working together.

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Gros: Hunt for talent time-consuming, necessary


May 16, 2013 10:29 am ET

TAMPA, FLA. — The hunt for talent can be expensive and time-consuming, but it's important, according to Dennis Gros of Gros Executive Recruiters. In this PN Executive Forum video from Tampa, Gros says companies should see recruiting is an...

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Schmidt: Social media can lead firms to talented recruits


May 15, 2013 2:37 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — In this latest Executive Forum video, Crain Communications Inc.'s Tracy Schmidt, who takes social media seriously, says Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube offer businesses ways to share content, discuss ideas and find new...

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Steinwall: Strong worker orientation necessary


May 8, 2013 3:18 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — In this latest Executive Forum video, Steinwall Inc.'s Maureen Steinwall explains that helping new employees succeed through a strong worker orientation experience results in a more prosperous company.

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Kaczmarek: Create a culture that breeds success


May 7, 2013 2:50 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Margee Kaczmarek, chief human resources officer of Plastics News publisher Crain Communications Inc., gives Executive Forum attendees some nuts-and-bolts tips on how to become an employer of choice.

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Kunz: Company training shouldn't be one-size-fits-all


May 1, 2013 1:59 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — As baby boomers retire, Generation Y's are becoming a major part of the workforce, and Jeannine Kunz of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, said they expect their employer to invest in training and help them map out a career. ...

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Speakers say veterans are largely untapped labor pool


April 24, 2013 1:49 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Dennis May, above, a retired Air Force colonel, trains employers to hire veterans. May joined U.S. Army veteran Andy Corbett and Kim Miller of Uniform Color Co. in this Executive Forum video in which they suggest that veterans...

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Flint sees service as key to good leadership


April 17, 2013 11:19 am ET

TAMPA, FLA. — “Servant leadership” is not a new idea, but plastics veteran Bill Flint believes the management style is needed now more than ever. Flint, above, detailed the style in this video from the Plastics News Executive Forum ...

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Modern Edge's Angell offers lessons in creative thinking


April 12, 2013 2:22 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Creativity at a business has to be a process that involves people from different departments, tied together by an innovation culture, Charles Austen Angell, chairman-elect of the Industrial Designers Society of America, told an...

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Recruiter Riendeau offers do's, don'ts of hiring


April 10, 2013 3:43 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. -- Little things can make a big difference for plastics firms in the hiring processes, says industry veteran Russ Riendeau, above, in this PN Executive Forum video from Tampa.

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