by Anderson Center | Jan 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
I love the fact that my job is fundamentally about making companies better. In other words, I have meaningful work in my life. Most worthwhile business books written in the last 20 years describe how work needs to be meaningful. “For, in the end, it is impossible to...
by Anderson Center | Nov 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 2022, Anderson Center had a record number of participants. One thousand team members from 36 organizations attended one of our 23 Anderson Center offerings. From supervisory training to the Executive Forum cohort, leaders from Greater MN gathered to share, debate,...
by Anderson Center | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Trusted partners are essential to the success of organizations big and small. My dad owns a small construction business in the Brainerd Lakes area, and he has always relied on relationships with people and companies he knows and trusts. Anderson Center has a long...
by Anderson Center | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
I love reading about big companies: Apple, Google, Trader Joe’s, Amazon. I find these organizations fascinating. For better or worse, I’m connected to these companies because I buy their products or use their services. An article about Netflix’s reinvention of...
by Anderson Center | Jan 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Google “why are employees quitting”, and you will get a slew of articles with stats and explanations regarding our current situation in America’s workforce. The mass exodus is being coined the Great Resignation. What can employers do to increase...
by Anderson Center | Oct 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
What inspired your creativity as a child? For me, I went to an imaginary field behind my house to dream! . In Masters of Scale’s most recent podcast, former CEO and Chair of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, describes a place of inspiration from her childhood home. In the...
by Anderson Center | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Anderson Center Hosts Best-Selling Author Nick Tasler, an internationally acclaimed thought leader and Harvard Business Review contributor, joined us recently during the Executive Forum. He specifically addressed the immense challenge and change brought by...
by Anderson Center | Aug 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
A Letter From Our President As I have shared before, my husband, four kids, and I lived in Europe for ten years. This meant that some of life’s greatest moments with our families were shared over Skype, FaceTime, and Zoom. We sang “Happy Birthday” over...
by Rebecca Clobes | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
During this unprecedented time, some of you may have the ability to begin working remotely for a longer period than you are used to. I have been working remotely for about six months now, and it was a new experience for me. As an extroverted person, I knew it would...
by Aleisha Gaalswyk Stephens | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
When we moved to the Czech Republic in 2010, we didn’t know anyone in our new Brainerd-sized town of Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. My husband and I moved there with our one-year-old daughter to work for an international non-profit, Josiah Venture. Though we had many...
