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Turning a LeMon into Lemonade
Issue: September/October 2010
Author(s): Lute Harmon, Sr.
So LeBron is gone and you’re feeling a little deflated. Don’t worry, we can rebound by shooting for a measure of our other world-class assets. |
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Going Global
Issue: May/June 2010
Author(s): Lute Harmon, Sr.
A 2008 study named the Great Lakes region the second-largest economy in the world. So, why aren’t we using that to our advantage? |
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Power to the People
Issue: March/April 2010
Author(s): Lute Harmon, Sr.
Given our history of political division, the chance to create a new county government should unify us in making it great. |
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A Prize Worth Pursuing
Issue: November 2009
It is hard to believe Cleveland is giving away what other cities are going all out to attract. But we are. Cities such as Philadelphia, Boston and Minneapolis have made bringing immigrants to their cities one of their top priorities. Not out of the goodness of their hearts, mind you, but because they understand what we don’t: Immigrant entrepreneurs drive the U.S. economy. In 2008 Cleveland had fewer immigrants than almost any major city in America. And between 2000 and 2006, as Cleveland was losin... |
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The Paradox of Progress
Issue: October 2009
We will learn in November when Clevelanders go to the polls to vote on county government reform whether they care enough about change to vote for change. I mention this because research done two years ago showed that the last thing Clevelanders wanted was change. Since this may come as a surprise to some of you, I will tell the rest of the story. As you may remember, the impetus to change Cuyahoga County government this time around started with a talk given by Sam Miller, co-chairman of Forest City, to ... |
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Absolutely
Issue: June 2009
Dear Dan Gilbert: I want you to know I am one of your biggest fans. We have met, but I am sure you don’t remember me. I was president of the American Advertising Federation of Cleveland at the time, and you were the exuberant new owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team. I had the pleasure of introducing you as our featured luncheon speaker and got to sit next to you during lunch. If you do remember me, it is only because I was an opportunity that got away. While most people, before giving a 3... |
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Wise Words for Turbulent Times
Issue: May 2009
What would you do if asked to speak to entrepreneurs about how to succeed in business? Probably what I wanted to do: Decline as fast as possible. Here I was, part of a management team running as fast it could to stay ahead of disaster, and a group of entrepreneurs wanted me to talk to them about success. Talk about bad timing. Since I knew I wasn’t a fountain of knowledge on business in tough times, I called on a friend. In this particular case, it was a friend who died in 2005. It has been said t... |
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Two-Stepping Our Way to Recovery
Issue: March 2009
I have never met an entrepreneur who was a crook. My observation of entrepreneurs is that they are too scared to be crooks. They are afraid a competitor will catch them, a new idea will flop or the money will run dry. They care too much about their businesses to becrooks. I’ve been thinking a lot about entrepreneurs lately. What has happened to our country is unimaginable. Is it possible for an entire country, one begun as “the world’s best hope,” as Thomas Jefferson described it... |
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