Rowena McAllister recently interviewed Scott Avirett, General Manager of Energy Systems Group (ESG). Scott has held a number of high level sales and management positions in a career that now sees him leading the Southeast US and Caribbean region for ESG, a subsidiary of Vectren...
“Successful teams were encouraged to take calculated risks and fail fast knowing that they will be supported no matter what the outcome" Patrick Winkler, Vice President, Sales Operations for Serta Simmons Bedding, recently spoke with C.O.I’s Rowena McAllister. Patrick shared his thoughts on developing teams, factoring in...
Succession planning, the robust jobs market, attracting future leaders – just some of the topics discussed last week when the C.O.I. team, led by Managing Partner Andrea Keller, were in Europe visiting clients. C.O.I. met with companies across a wide range of sectors including heavy industry,...
“It’s absolutely true that crises bring massive opportunity for growth and learning” Reyad Fezzani serves on C.O.I’s Advisory Board and is Chairman and CEO of Regenerate Power, a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects. Prior to co-founding Regenerate Power, Mr. Fezzani was CEO...
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.” ~Steve...
In December 2014, the unemployment rate was 5.6%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although job outlook does appear be improving, many companies are facing challenges in finding and acquiring talent. Whenever I come across articles about the looming talent shortage and how...