Row for the Cure—and So Much More

September 20, 2017  |  Posted by: Theresa Torseth  |  No Comments

Sunday, I was in one of dozens of crew shells on Lake Union in Seattle. Eight other women (seven other rowers + coxswain) and I rowed 5,800 meters to help raise awareness of breast cancer research. The weather turned to fall that morning and the water was rough. It was a small reminder of the … [READ MORE]

Character in the Company: The ‘No Jerks’ Rule

September 6, 2017  |  Posted by: Theresa Torseth  |  Comments: 1

What do you do when your top producer is poisonous to company morale? Do you keep him or can him? I saw the President of a mid-sized manufacturer of commercial products recently face this dilemma. The company lived and died by sales. Their Sales Director—we’ll call him Sam—had the contacts, the experience and customers loved … [READ MORE]