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About Dick Cross

Dick Cross is a serial CEO; a professional keynote speaker; a best-selling author; founder of The Cross Partnership Ltd., a 23-year consultancy centered on driving performance of mid-tier businesses; and a founding member of Alston Capital Partners, a New York City-based middle-market private equity firm.

As CEO, Dick has led eight "hands-on" turnarounds. He has been an influential adviser to ownerships, boards of directors, CEOs and senior managements of more than 100 businesses.

From posts as CEO, chairman, and president, Dick has run businesses in building products manufacturing, paper converting, telephone equipment manufacturing and distribution, data processing, sporting goods manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, commercial real estate development and services, logistics support, and franchising.

His book, "Just Run It! Running an Exceptional Business is Easier than You Think," debuted in April 2012 as an Amazon best-selling new release. His views on "the job at the top" and how to do it well have appeared recently in Forbes, Inc., Chief Executive Magazine, CEO Read, The Chicago Tribune, Personal Excellence Magazine, AMEX Open Forum and others. He is a featured guest on widely followed business podcasts and radio.

He is currently working on a new book, "60 Minute CEO! Doing a Great Job at the Top is Easier than You Think," which is planned for a 2013 release.

Dick holds degrees from the University of Virginia, Harvard University and Columbia Business School. He developed and for many years led the mid-tier presidents course in a Harvard University summer program for executives.

Follow Dick on Twitter, @DickCross3, or email him here.

Blog Roll

The Cross Partnership Ltd.

Patrick Morin on sales

Alston Capital Partners

Dick Cross´ author page

Kill your culture!

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Some frogs never die

The product life idea concept hit business in the 1970s with the up-force of an atomic bomb. Bruce Henderson's application of biological reality to competitive commerce -- that businesses, like organisms, proceed from embryos, through growth to maturity then die -- skyrocketed into the stratosphere as “natural law.”

You can't 'learn' leadership

Over the past decade, a single topic has dominated business sections in bookstores: leadership.

Your uber weapon: Emulation

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Obsession with “the numbers” exploded in the 1960s when decision theory crossed paths with low-cost computer power. At that moment, business began rushing toward a new “law” -- that, with enough numbers, anyone can run anything.

Poll Question of the Week:

Does your company conduct employee drug testing?

Blogs

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Wealth with Joe

Who said your money isn’t safe under your mattress?

Economic strife may be difficult for many, but there are those who see potential in even the toughest times. In Spain,...

Real Estate with Jeff

Your business location speaks to your brand

As someone who happens to love neighborhood commercial locations for business, I always cringe when I drive through a...

Main Dish with Erica

5 taco stops for Cinco de Mayo and beyond

It’s here, it’s here! Spring, May Day, the Kentucky Derby and, most importantly, Cinco de Mayo. Ol�!

Sales with Patrick

The agenda

Everett could see they were getting restless. The buyers were beginning to look around the room and shifting...

Job at the top with Dick

Kill your culture!

Two weeks ago, I urged you to consider adventure. Jumping the life cycle curves. From current safety, onto a much less...

Fast Forward with Hope

Hiring now for your company's future

Take a look around your offices or plant: Those people you see, your employees? They’re your past, your present...

Business Events

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Special Editions

Women of Influence 2013

For many accomplished women, their secret is to not set any limits. All across the midstate, women have repeatedly shattered the proverbial glass ceiling and made a great impact on both our business landscape and their communities. That's why we're honoring 28 female leaders in the region as our Women of Influence. Through their career accomplishments, leadership, vision, community service and mentoring, they have demonstrated that no limitations will stand in the way of success.

Mid Atlantic BX Craftsmanship Awards 2013

Join Mid Atlantic BX in honoring its members in the 41st annual Craftsmanship Awards, a program that helps recognize the top employees in the commercial construction industry throughout the mid-Atlantic region. In addition, the Safety Awards give credit to industry leaders in workplace safety. Rounding out the competition are the Craftsmen of the Future awards, which honor senior students from area vocational-technical schools, who represent the next generation of tradesmen.

Lebanon County Business Report 2013

Happy 200th birthday, Lebanon County! With a great milestone comes great accomplishment, and Lebanon County has the history to prove it. From the days of iron ore mining in Cornwall and the birth of the area’s signature bologna to the large-scale manufacturers and locally based small businesses present today, the past two centuries have demonstrated nothing but community and business growth. Learn more about this county that is one of Central Pennsylvania’s best-kept secrets.

Currents - Spring 2013

How are the varying segments of the power industry faring in Central Pa.? In this issue of Currents, the Business Journal reads the meters, so to speak, of the markets for geothermal , natural gas, LED lighting and more.