Tune up, turn down

by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Feb 12, 2013

Feb 12, 2013
Becky Tweedy, Assistant to the President

Tune up your furnace and you could save 335 pounds of carbon emissions per year. (for gas furnace, you could save 252 pounds per year.)

Turn down your thermostat at night or when no one is home. F…

The Twinkie Twinkle

by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Jan 25, 2013

January 25, 2012
Leslie Phillips, President & COO
It feels kind of funny to put these words — Twinkies and MG — in the same sentence.  But, too late!  This article (from Fast Company magazine) talks about something we admire and …

Everyday heroes

by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Dec 20, 2012

December 20, 2012
Leslie Phillips, President & COO

Where do you find wisdom?  Do you like it when people tell you things you can count on?  Does passion make a difference?
 
In reading this article, we learn another avenue for …

Learn, practice, improve

by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Dec 18, 2012

December 18, 2012
Leslie Phillips, President & COO
Do you have any direct reports now?  Have you ever?  Would you like to be in a role where you do?  
 
These 25 tips (yes, 25) were written for those new to leading.  B…

The organic debate

by Leslie Phillips, Chief Executive Officer | Oct 18, 2012

October 18, 2012
Leslie Phillips, President & COO
Lots of discussion continues around this question: are organic foods more nutritious?
Beth Reardon, integrative nutritionist at Duke Integrative Medicine, shares her view offered in response to a re…