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So, for all you sports fans, I hope you can draw the correlation between sports teams and business teams. During the NFL playoffs, a famous TV sports announcer and former quarterback, talked about winning attitudes and what makes champions. Excuse me, all my fellow Cleveland Browns fans, but I am talking about Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers. Terry talked about the winning attitude of the Steelers.

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In all the economic and market commotion, there is a commonality within our business approach. I had the opportunity to view an art exhibit at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, which focused on the life work of Willem de Kooning, a twentieth century artist who was controversial and diverse. It was very interesting how his work changed over the years, yet this change was consistent, and reflected the overall change in perceptions of people and society. His work started in the ear... More

This summer, the Cleveland Indians have proven their will to succeed; hard work and team unity can take on the big city teams with the big city salaries. A team like the 2011 Indians comes along infrequently and is most enjoyable to support. It is a great thrill to see young talent at the plate, nervous, but determined, stepping up and hitting a base hit, followed by the look of surprise and then realizing he better hustle down to first base. Also, equally thri... More

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, now retired and still providing free management advice, was interviewed recently by Piers Morgan on CNN. Jack has stayed busy since retiring and has turned his attention to training and education. At Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, Jack contributed to the development of the John Welch School of Business. He has also established the Jack Welch Management I... More

When a company is on a roll, and momentum is on its side, good things generally happen. OrthoHelix is feeling the “roll”, and good things are happening. Recently, we were recognized with an award from Quality Magazine, a trade journal for manufacturing companies and quality professionals. This was a welcome surprise for us, as it places OrthoHelix in the top 100 companies in the USA, based on product quality criteria. ... More

When we began our journey to capture market share in the extremity fixation market, and we began “blogging”, we often spoke about the importance of practicing fundamentals and never forgetting the mission to be accomplished. Hopefully by now, you have realized that OrthoHelix is a company that focuses on making products better by developing implant ideas that improve surgical techniques. We want to satisfy our customers, by helping make th... More

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting was held last week in San Diego, CA. OrthoHelix had a significant presence and received much interest from surgeon attendees. Given that we now service hundreds of orthopedic surgeons around the USA, it was no surprise that many of them stopped by our booth to see our new products. It was a great show for OrthoHelix. It was amazing to hear of the number of surgeons... More

First of all, Best Holiday wishes to all OrthoHelix Customers, Employees, Field Sales Agents, Vendors and Colleagues in the Medical Device Industry. The holiday season always comes at a time when we are finishing the business year, setting new goals and objectives for the coming New Year, and making sure we give thanks to our families and spend time with them. In general, this is a time of the year to finish strong.You kno... More

After spending the last few weeks reviewing our field action plans with agents around the United States, we have confirmed that we have entrenched ourselves in the market, with a solid customer base and many opportunities. We have also seen some of the chaos occurring in the market related to surgeon owned product distribution outlets, and competitors within the U.S. and from Europe that appear to be commercializing products that closely resemble our exclu... More

Football season 2010, a year of improvement and success for the Cleveland Browns (now, I know there are some of you out there that doubt a resurgence of the Browns…but just watch), a year of changes in College Football leagues, nervousness about the future of the NFL schedules (18 regular season games?? 2011 Collective Bargaining agreement), expanded D1AA playoffs and growth in the use of instant replay (becoming personally available in new stadiums) and more lively &ldqu... More