Business

Jumping to Conclusions

Man is too quick at forming conclusions - Edward E. Barnard John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them,...

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Don't take your love away from me Don't you leave my heart in misery If you go then I'll be blue Cause breaking up is hard to do - Neil Sedaka The song by Neil Sedaka was first recorded in 1962 and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Sedaka recorded it again in 1975. Without a doubt it was one...

Value-Added Leadership

Few things increase the credibility of leaders more than adding value to the people around them. – John Maxwell American artist James Whistler, who was never known to be bashful about his talent, was once advised that a shipment of blank canvases he had ordered had been lost in the mail. When asked...

The Idea Island

To the many families, small businesses, organizations and corporations that have settled on greater Daniel Island, the place itself has undergone a profound, important transition. In the past, the island was a hot location attracting spillover growth from greater Charleston and Mount Pleasant....

Business Briefs - October 27, 2016

McQuillin named to Junior Achievement Board Daniel Island resident and Berkeley County School Board Member Mac McQuillin has joined the Coastal Area Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Greater SC. The organization is the state’s largest body dedicated to educating students about issues...

Choose One Chair: Evolving as Leader of Destiny

“Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday.”- “Yesterday”, by Paul McCartney and John Lennon In Guidepost magazine a number of years back Luciano Pavarotti relates a story from when he was a boy and his father introduced...

C4W 'Influential Women in Business' event inspires women leaders

On Friday, September 23, the Center for Women hosted its inaugural ‘Influential Women in Business’ event as a breakfast at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston. With four defined categories (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy and Rising Star), the community nominated...

What I wish I knew about leadership 30 years ago

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. – William Shakespeare One of the benefits of aging (not that I am old) is attaining a certain amount of wisdom that can be garnered from it. Being able to look back over a certain span of time and reflect on where you’ve...

Plowing through adversity

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. – Napoleon Hill An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it. After breaking another plowshare one fall,...

Business Briefs - September 29, 2016

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jim Rowan, II Wins Spirit of Partnership Award Jim Rowan, II of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Daniel Island recently won the firm’s exclusive Spirit of Partnership Award for outstanding performance during 2015. Jim Weddle, the firm’s managing partner,...