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Sometimes I sits and think. Sometimes I just sits.
By Greg Henderson, FounderSouthern Oregon Business Journal 2015-2020 SOBJ The missing date of publication was an oversight, not since repeated. The first issue of the Southern Oregon Business Journal was released in July 2015. Article topics included information about Oregon’s connection to the “Timber Belt”, mention of leadership responsibilities to…
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Dad
By Mark Henderson There was in our recent history a time when leadership was defined by a person’s willingness to work with others to solve our country’s challenges. When compromise and dialogue were considered strengths and not weaknesses—and when a community and its leaders were measured by their accomplishments, not…
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
By Dede Henderson Looking back on 51 plus years of memories with Greg is a challenge. There have been so many adventures, so much laughter and a few tears along the way. Greg and I met in college in September of 1968 and were married in September of 1969. Being…
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Greg Henderson is Retiring… For Real This Time
By Jim Teece, Co-PublisherSouthern Oregon Business Journal It’s official. Greg is retiring, for real this time. He told me in the middle of the Pandemic. We just started working together on the reboot of the journal in June of 2019. Our first issue together was out in July and we…
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The Gordian Knot of Leadership
Qualified and Timely Leadership By Greg HendersonFounder and Co-PublisherSouthern Oregon Business Journal Dictators and Tyrants dot the timeline of human history in their self-serving unwillingness to listen to their constituents’ needs and opinions. Misery and physical harm, including the threat of death, were the tools these rulers used to build…
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Yes, We Brought this on Ourselves
By Charles Marohn I’m a numbers guy, so my inclination months ago when the so-called smart people were telling us we had more to fear from traffic deaths than coronavirus was to run the numbers. The potential for catastrophe from pandemic was very real; too high for my sensibilities. Now…
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How sustainability in corporate behavior will evolve during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
By Peter Jones, CFAVice President, Equity Research and AnalysisFerguson Wellman Capital Management Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and activist Denis Hayes launched a nationwide environmental “teach-in” that later became Earth Day. Although the pandemic may have disrupted plans for…
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Factors for Success in Cooperative Operations*
By Jo B. Bitonio Presenter ARD, CDA Dagupan Extension Office The history of cooperatives in the Philippines is replete with tragic stories for the downfall of many co-ops. It is vital that part of the training deals with the causes of co-op failures, “as an eye opener” for all sectors…
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Beginner Entrepreneurship: Tips and Advice to Help You Get Started
By Derek GoodmanInbizability.com According to a report published by PRNewswire, approximately 14 percent of U.S. adults are starting or running a new business of their own—accounting for around 27 million Americans nationally. However, fear of failure and a lack of qualifications keep many first-time entrepreneurs from pursuing their dreams of…
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Remembering Douglas County’s Snowmageddon – 1 year later.
By Jim Teece Greg Henderson (Southern Oregon Business Journal Founder and Co-Publisher) and I met with Todd Way, CEO and GM of Douglas Fast Net (DFN) and Keith Brooks, General Manager of Douglas Electric Cooperative (DEC) in the DFN board room, on a nice clear and cold winter day 11…
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Restoring Service After The Storm
Remembering Douglas County’s Snowmageddon – 1 year later By Jim Teece On February 24th, 2019, a snowstorm started around 1:30 pm. Keith Brooks had some texts with Phil Bigler, his Assistant General Manager and right-hand man. Keith sent some concern about the storm and Phil replied with some reassuring texts…
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