RANDALL KENNETH JONES

• Business Class: Never underestimate the power of imagination Published 03/22/2013 at 2:35 p.m.

  If there is one casualty of our increasingly frenetic business lives, it’s the decline in time devoted to simply think, listen, inspire and create.

• Business Class: Do unto others as you would have them do unto others Published 02/22/2013 at 8 a.m.

  We have all met the child who always seems to be busy: the youngster who prefers “projects” to “playtime.”

• Business Class: Show Up, Dress Up, Be Up Published 12/28/2012 at 5:20 a.m.

  If it's true that every organization is selling something — a product, a service, or an emotion — then Pat Boos' days must be really busy. She sells all three.

• Business Class: Feld daughters learn it takes a family to raise a circus Published 12/14/2012 at 6 a.m.

  The word "circus" has fallen on hard times.

• Business Class: Be comfortable in your own shoes Published 11/30/2012 at 5 a.m.

  Though his "product" is a character and his service is "entertainment," Eddie Mekka is a walking tribute to the notion "There's No Business like Show Business."

• Business Class: Be an open book Published 11/16/2012 at 6 a.m.

  Michael Feuer wants to look you in the eye. A man who demands accountability, Feuer eschews the concept of using texts and email as technological hiding places.

• Business Class: The importance of mastering "class" Published 11/02/2012 at 6 a.m.

  Mimi Chapin Gregory doesn't care much for fanfare.

• Business Class: Be present when it matters the most Published 10/19/2012 at 6 a.m.

  A recent Google search of the words "business teamwork" returned 41.3 million results.

• Business Class: Always go for the gold Published 10/05/2012 at 6 a.m.

  The world this past summer watched as thousands of gifted athletes fought for "gold" and the bragging rights to be the world's best in their respective disciplines.

• Business Class: Live a life that creates great stories to tell Published 09/07/2012 at 6 a.m.

  Phil Beuth is a gifted storyteller. In the words of television icon Regis Philbin, "People were attracted to him. People wanted to work with him. At that time, many tended to shy away from network executives, but his people wanted ...

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