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Five Minutes on Self-Awareness with Tom Epperson By John Sarvay | June 22, 2010

For almost a decade, the leadership at Luck Stone Corporation has held fast to the belief that developing self-awareness is a critical skill for every employee. As the organization’s training and development manager, Tom Epperson is a passionate believer in the connection between self-awareness, emotional intelligence and business success.

“I believe that the level of self-awareness you bring to an organization, to your family, to the world around you has a direct impact on the results you get in your life,” Tom says. “You might still get results without being consciously self-aware, but I believe if you make conscious choices and are intentional about what you do, you get much better results.”

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Five Minutes on Innovation with Tom Silvestri By John Sarvay | May 4, 2010

Tom Silvestri became president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2005 as technology was forcing the newspaper industry to begin thinking seriously about change and innovation. That process was accelerated by the economic recession, and by Silvestri’s own ideas about the relationship between innovation and business. I sat down with Silvestri earlier in April to discuss his views on innovation.

What Richmond Needs Now
It came up at a Greater Richmond Chamber HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Engage) night where they invited me to talk about community and leadership topics. It was really a fun exchange. Somebody asked me, "What does Richmond need," and I had a one word answer, "Innovation." I told them how important they were to the community because innovation feeds off of energy and off of ideas.

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