Responsibility. Resolve. Resourcefulness.
The list of qualities the very best executives demonstrate goes on and on. But first and foremost is a keen sense of leadership. Of knowing what needs to be done and doing it, unflinchingly, taking a never-give-up attitude to its logical conclusion. This year’s crop of Corp! magazine’s Michigan Top Executives is no exception. Once nominated, the list of individuals are further scrutinized and screened. And what remains are those who any company would be proud to consider their own.
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Steve Barone
President & CEO
Creative Breakthroughs, Inc.
www.cbihome.com
With a leadership style that centers around passion, Steve Barone says it’s a characteristic that’s different than being aggressive. “Much of my passion is generated from a desire to compete and to win. Athletics have played a big role in my life and that translates into my career. The people we employ seem to share this competitive nature. At Creative Breakthroughs, Barone helps the technology company maintain current revenue streams while simultaneously identifying the next wave of technology, not always an easy task. “I have been successful doing this and, based on all the changes in the tech business, feel it is a significant accomplishment,” says Barone, who points to an endless list of companies that have failed. He also points to having successfully navigated the tech shift in the late 1990s as another win. “At that time we actually morphed from a company that facilitated work across the network to a company that specialized in keeping people out of the network. Needless to say, were out in front of things, not always an easy place to be.” Barone says he’s proud of being one of the most agile companies in the technology business. “This has enabled us to stay out ahead of many competitors and it also put us in a position to satisfy a number of customers over long periods of time.”
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