Changing Course: The best remedy when something isn't working is change — any change at all. By Anthony Noel. - December

Changing Course: The best remedy when something isn't working is change — any change at all. By Anthony Noel. - December

Changing Course: The best remedy when something isn't working is change — any change at all. By Anthony Noel. - December

A Full-Service Approach: CNC technology enabled an Ohio cabinetmaker to offer high-end architectural millwork as well as plastic laminate options.

A Full-Service Approach: CNC technology enabled an Ohio cabinetmaker to offer high-end architectural millwork as well as plastic laminate options.

A Full-Service Approach: CNC technology enabled an Ohio cabinetmaker to offer high-end architectural millwork as well as plastic laminate options.

Artistry Based on Design: Vermont custom furnituremaker Steve Holman builds his business and commissioned pieces on a sense of design that just keeps getting better. - July

Artistry Based on Design: Vermont custom furnituremaker Steve Holman builds his business and commissioned pieces on a sense of design that just keeps getting better. - July

Artistry Based on Design: Vermont custom furnituremaker Steve Holman builds his business and commissioned pieces on a sense of design that just keeps getting better. - July

Some organizations actually do encourage initiative-taking, innovation and new ideas. But others, despite claims to the contrary, do not.