Dec. 15, 2011 - Former U.S. Secretary of State and Gen. Colin Powell has often told audiences that effective leaders are made, not born and learn from trials and errors. Michigan’s business leaders are created the same way. Along the way, many become exceptional as they learn to persevere through hardships, looking for opportunities to succeed.

March 31, 2011 - Peak performance occurs when people are committed to the goals of the company and the team, and are also free to pursue their personal goals and work the way they want to work. Is it easy? No: less than one team in five ever gets there.

Feb. 3, 2011 - How many meetings have you attended where everyone was actively engaged? While it does happen, most businesses I speak with would like to see it happen rather more frequently than it currently does.

Jan. 6, 2011 - Not many companies are driven out of business by their competitors, rather they cause their own demise with cuts from a thousand knives.

Feb. 23, 2012 - Protect your business, your clients and yourself by becoming more aware of "experts" on the Internet. Apply due diligence and a big dose of "buyer beware."

Feb. 23, 2012 - With so much uncertainty around business conditions, regulations and tax rates beyond 2012, small bets are just right for the business owner who wants growth but also wants to avoid big failures on the heels of surviving the Great Recession.

Feb. 16, 2012 - If we can give to others, we can certainly apply a self-sacrificing mindset to the workplace. The incentives and the example set by managers just need to set the stage for employees in general to shift their focus from their own success to that of the company as a whole. Ultimately everyone will benefit.

Jan. 5, 2012 - With the economy showing signs of improvement, the U.S. Small Business Administration has revisited an existing loan-guarantee program and made it simpler, more user-friendly for banks and borrowers and more relevant to the real world.

Dec. 15, 2011 - Corp! Magazine is proud to honor 28 individuals who have led their businesses toward success with the fourth annual Entrepreneurs of Distinction awards.

Sept. 29, 2011 - We’ve all been there. There’s a crunch at the office and we’re dead tired – so we grab some junk food and soldier on… adding even more pounds to our all-too-often sedentary bods. The FruitGuys have an alternative – a healthy alternative – and they may be heading to your office to share it with you.