Otis Winters: My Sam

Posted by on Jul 18, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 2 comments

Everyone who chooses a career in business needs someone to help them navigate the unknown shoals. I was a naive young man starting a new company and tended to believe everything I was told. Fortunately, a wise man crossed my path. He was the senior partner of a regional accounting firm and became the Chairman of my Board of Directors. He was approximately the same age as my father and like most...

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Suzanne Yack: My Sam

Posted by on Jul 9, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 4 comments

I had this publisher once. He was new at his job, I was new at mine. I had two kids in middle school and probably bit off more than I could chew stepping up to run the newsroom during a tectonic shift in management. Now my publisher was young, ambitious, smart and occasionally brash, and he set standards for conduct. His ethical approach to news was admirable — he came from the news side...

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A Note From The Author

Posted by on May 9, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your time here. The purpose of this blog is twofold: First, to give you the opportunity to read the stories of others’ Sams and learn from their wisdom; Second, I hope you share your own Sam story – to thank those who helped you and to share what you learned as well. Please feel free to leave comments. To submit a guest blog for...

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