Podcast appearances and mentions of Sheldon B Lubar

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business shares some advice about how to respond when someone on your team makes a big mistake. 

In this episode, Jeff Turmel, Director of the Supply Chain Management Institute at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, shares an explanation of supply chain resiliency and offers some thought and advice to supply chain leaders as well as consumers about how to sense what is occurring, analyze so you can determine the best actions to take, and then adapt for the future.

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business explains the power of After Action Reviews and how they can be used to foster stronger trust among team members, higher levels of motivation and better overall communication and performance. 

In this episode, we talk about the collective realization of a higher interconnectedness brought by the pandemic and how we could apply these notions in the higher education transformation. Our guest, Dr. Kaushal Chari, is the dean of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Together, we talk about providing options in higher education so that we don't put students in boxes that limit individual growth and development. We will also talk about the new trends in higher education such as “Netflix for Learning” and the potential challenges of AI learning based education.  All episodes and more are available at ageofpersonalization.com. Join the movement. 

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business explains how invention is different from innovation, and how you as a leader can spark more innovation in your organization.

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, discusses whether or not productivity levels of remote working seen early on during COVID-19 can be sustained for the long term.

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business provides some research and tips on how to prevent employee burnout as working from home continues due to COVID-19.

In this episode, Adam Wickersham, Director of the Executive MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business takes a look at leaders from history and provides some lessons about what makes a successful leader and can bring about failure.

In this episode, we use COVID-19 data to highlight why data models are mostly inaccurate, why that’s ok, and how you as a leader can make good decisions with the data models in your business. Our featured speaker is Tim Rutherford, business consultant and adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar school of business.

In this episode, Jane Dolan, Founder of Jedi Consulting and adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business talks about what employees are looking for from their managers to be productive and how managers can leverage their emotional intelligence to lead.

In this episode hear Adam Wickersham, Director of the Executive MBA Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of business make a call to action for ethical behavior and decision making by business leaders not only now during COVID-19 but always regardless of the situation.

In this episode, Adam Wickersham, Director of Executive MBA Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, talks about building and leading teams through the lens of the NFL Draft.

In this episode, Allan Klotsche, President of National Business Furniture and Executive-In-Residence at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, shares a simple and effective roadmap for small business owners to use when managing through a crisis situation.

In this episode, Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, shares thoughts and examples of how leaders can maintain personal wellness so they can effectively manage themselves, their teams, and their organizations during good times and challenging ones.

In this episode, Jeff Turmel, Director of the Supply Chain Management Institute at the UW-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, shares an explanation of the Bullwhip Effect as it relates to challenges we are experiencing with grocery shopping during COVID-19.

In this episode, learn an easy way to foster innovation in your organization from Mike Markiewicz, Director of Executive Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business.

On this week’s episode of Brandstorm, we discuss taking business professionals to the next level. Nathan Bares describes the Executive Programs offered at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and its goal of making high potential managers within the business community better at what they do. About Nathan Bares Nathan is manager of Executive Programs at the UWM Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. Prior to joining the University, he served as the workforce development manager at Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin. About UWM Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business The Lubar School of Business has been continuously accredited by AACSB International for close to 45 years. Only 5% of business schools worldwide have earned AACSB Accreditation, which serves as the “gold standard” of business program accreditation. UWM Executive Programs The Lubar School of Business Executive Program is neither continuing education nor an executive MBA. It is a partnership with the business community to help business professionals become better at what they do in their current occupation, so that they can transition from a manager to a director to a vice president. Currently, UWM has two executive programs. Started 17 years ago by the current UWM Chancellor, Mark Mone, the Strategic Leadership Series (SLS) is a leadership development partnership between Lubar Executive Education and some of the region’s most respected companies. The eight-day program spans six months, focusing on developing the leadership skills of these rising managers and exposing them to a rich learning environment with leaders from other businesses and industries. UWM also has a customized executive program that works directly with an organization to develop a curriculum that identifies the core competencies needed to help the company grow, retain more employees, become more productive, or put a succession plan in place. According to Nathan, within family-run companies that have been in business for decades and have extensive industrial experience, about 24 percent of Milwaukee’s workforce population will retire in the next five to 10 years. Hiring to replace and retain that knowledge will be difficult without a succession plan in place.  The Cost of Customized Executive Programs UWM invests a lot time and money upfront to develop a customized program for an organization. A partnership is required for UWM to become intimately involved with the business and understand its expectations. The curriculum is not as much about teaching skills in sales, marketing, production, supply chain management, etc., but in improving soft skills like understanding leadership versus management, negotiating, networking and conducting successful presentations. While UWM creates a contract with a company, it does not charge for the program until its completion. Contracts are signed only after both parties agree on the curriculum, how many courses, the length of the program, etc. Prices are not determined on a per-head basis, and having more employees in the program actually brings the cost down. A curriculum with 30 to 35 people, for example, would cost less than participating in the SLS. Measuring Outcomes While measuring those soft skills referred to previously is more difficult, UWM has developed simulations that make it possible for individuals to practice what they are taught. Expectations are set as to how employees will get better, how they can implement what they learn and how behavior can be changed to make the program worthwhile. The SLS is easier to measure. Executives work with cohorts, but set personal goals that they strive to meet. Jobs Training for the Future With unemployment so low and the economy booming, there is a skills gap in many communities, including Milwaukee. Corporations like Foxconn, Uline, Amazon and Generac are bringing in thousands of new jobs. UWM wants to be a partner in developing talent and is working with companies now to determine what skills are needed and at what level. Is more training needed at the university, technical school, high school and even junior high levels to meet the demands of businesses? For Foxconn, UWM is already working on an internship program that will send five individuals over to its headquarters in China for a year to learn and understand Foxconn’s business and culture.  Parting Advice Borrowing the words from an executive who attended UWM’s SLS program, Nathan says business professionals who take part in the UWM Executive Programs need to be selfish with their time. Only 50 percent of their education comes from the facilitator standing in front of the room. The other 50 percent comes from interactions the individual has with their co-workers. Contact: Email: njbares@uwm.edu LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nathan-bares/

In this episode we talk to John Strong. John is a 40 year veteran of the healthcare industry with leadership experience in healthcare providers, suppliers and service providers, and group purchasing organizations. On October 4, 2011 the Bellwether League (Health Care Supply Chain Hall of Fame) inducted John for “his outstanding contributions over the years to healthcare supply chain management, development, innovation and leadership.” He combines talents that include health care administration, entrepreneurship, national accounts contracting, group purchasing, the roles of President, CEO and board member, and healthcare industry consultant. John has developed and implemented programs that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in value for his employers and clients. In addition to his consulting practice, John served on the adjunct faculty of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee for three years. John presently serves as president of Greenhealth Management, a subsidiary of Practice Greenhealth. It operates Greenhealth Exchange, a Delaware public benefit company (“B” Corp). Greenhealth Exchange is focused on developing specifications and aggregating green, sustainable purchasing volume to accelerate the adoption of better and more sustainable products in the health care industry. John retired from Nexera, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Greater New York Hospital Association, where he was Senior Vice President of Management Services. This division provides outsourced services to clients including Supply Chain Procurement, Distribution, Central Processing, Linen, Receiving, Environmental Services, Facility Management, Clinical Engineering and Food Services. John served as the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Consorta, a $5 billion dollar group purchasing organization serving more than 350 hospitals for more than ten years. Prior to Consorta, John served in a number of senior executive positions at Premier, Inc., a leading national healthcare alliance. In his final role as Chief Operating Officer of the group purchasing program he was responsible for medical surgical, operating supply and pharmacy group purchasing and clinical programs, alternate site services and international programs. He was a key architect of Premier’s contracting programs, member service and marketing operations for the group purchasing program, increasing purchasing volume to more than eight fold. John’s experience also includes consulting as a Senior Vice President with Concepts in Healthcare, Inc., an Ashland, Massachusetts consulting firm. John received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration with Distinction, with an emphasis on Human Resource Management from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, with a comprehensive major in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He is married, and has two post-college age children.