LEADING QUESTIONS: Regional M&I prez buzzes on banking
Marathoner, mountain climber and career changer Reagan Rick approaches his work in finance with high energy and a lofty perspective. He discusses the thin air in today's lending environment.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Butler’s Fong talks sports, Stevens
The university president likens his role to that of a major-league manager, but retaining talent like Brad Stevens is just the start.
LEADING QUESTIONS: IPL chief takes charge
Ann Murtlow describes taking control of the troubled utility and how she handles the demands of serving on a dozen different boards.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Arts groups strive to keep lean
Awaiting the 2011 city budget, Arts Council of Indianapolis’ Dave Lawrence discusses his transition to CEO and lessons
learned as arts funding grows scarce.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Gleaners chief gets wake-up call
CEO Pamela Altmeyer reevaluated her priorities
and decided to step down after a family tragedy and the agency's latest capital campaign.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Education guru’s back-to-school advice
College costs continue to soar, putting more pressure on students. Jamie Merisotis, CEO of the Lumina Foundation, offers advice on how to keep them enrolled and engaged in school.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Burd Ford flies after tragedy
Richard Burd's suicide led to shrewd cost-cutting at the family auto dealership. For Christine Burd, returning to profitability is both heartening and heartbreaking.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Racing promotions require big drive
Motorsports marketer Zak Brown, once a driver, feeds his competitive fire in the board room, and believes big egos are
good for business.
LEADING QUESTIONS Not-for-profit prez: ‘Take a breath’
Keira Amstutz of the Indiana Humanities Council has counterintuitive advice for fundraising pitches, plus counsel on
finding balance and avoiding overthinking.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Telamon CEO adopts unorthodox style
Albert Chen, founder of Telamon Corp., revels in a messy desk, espouses
the benefits of humility, and admires Warren Buffett.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Stolen spotlights IRT fundraising
Steven Stolen, managing director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, reveals his favorite how-to text and secrets
for
developing donors.
LEADING QUESTIONS: How Staubach fields his team
NFL Hall of Famer turned exec huddles with IBJ about confidence,
hard work, and placing personnel.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Clarian CEO on daily rounds
Dan Evans, president and CEO of Clarian Health, details his cure for losing sight of day-to-day operations, how
he gauges his effectiveness, and two bits of crucial advice.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Goodwill boss on lessons learned
Jim McClelland of Goodwill Industries picks his favorite book on management
and explains how he righted his biggest wrong turns.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Small-biz tips from finance whiz
Jean Wojtowicz, whose firm has helped fund more than 1,200 Indiana companies, recommends the "front-page test,"
looking seriously at expanding, and pulling the trigger quickly on toxic employees.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Literacy leader pens success story
Indy Reads' Travis DiNicola empowers employees by preaching an entrepreneurial mindset.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Lead-foot Skillman takes tactful route
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman left behind the hot-rod racing of her youth
for the hallowed halls of the Statehouse. Polite persuasion is her secret weapon.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Small biz whiz talks taking risks
Marketing
pro Lorraine Ball suggests a test for when it's time to ditch the corporate gig, plus tips for networking
and
public speaking.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Conner Prairie CEO on missteps, ‘The Matrix’
Ellen Rosenthal, CEO of the 19th-century history park, shares her biggest career blunder, how to raise funds in a recession,
and how Conner Prairie is like a certain sci-fi film.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Trucking firm CEO leans into the pain
Celadon CEO Stephen Russell faced a treacherous patch of highway when fuel prices spiked and the recession drove the
trucking industry into an economic Death Valley. In IBJ's new video feature on leadership issues, Russell explains
how advice from his dentist helped pave the way to recovery.