For better or worse, a new reality has sunk in. The crisis we were dealing with last year has become a condition, one that might last for quite some time.
Innovators, take ...
As if the non-stop economic challenges of the past two years weren’t bad enough, a hidden crisis is beginning to emerge from the economic rubble of 2007-2008: corporate leaders ...
Many businesses are in an awful rut these days. That's because they don't know what steps to take to tap into what I call "the secret wealth of a bad economy." There's much more ...
Here's the toughest question that most companies can't answer: "Who are you?" This means trouble. It's trouble because if they have no sense of who they are, what's really ...
Day after day we’re being pummeled by news of bad CEO behavior, so much that you have to conclude that America’s business executives are incapable of getting the message--its time ...
For too many years, complexity and cleverness were used to seemingly create value out of thin air. Risky no-doc, no-money-down loans were sliced and diced, wrapped and repackaged ...
What about small businesses? Can they sit this one out? In a word, no. Here are six reasons why:
1. Laws that once applied only to big business are encroaching on smaller ...
An Eco-Advantage Mindset, supported by the right tracking tools, a focus on redesign, and a culture of environmental stewardship, the foundation for turning green to gold. But the ...
In analyzing dozens of partnerships, some successful -- and some less so -- we've identified the following series of fundamental lessons.
1. KNOW YOUR OWN SITUATION WELL ...
All indications are that our new President has in mind a "New Deal" when it comes to Presidential communications. He certainly knows his way around the technology. He fought ...
The VP of Operations still had no idea how to plan for 2009. Communication from the top was as clear as mud. The company budget was supposed to be finalized by year’s end -- yet ...
With the high cost of food, home energy prices spiking, flat wages, mortgage woes, government bailouts, and the pending presidential election, the minds of the American workforce ...
What is an equality policy?
An equality policy is a business document that outlines a company's position on equality in the workplace. This is important - discrimination ...
There will always come a time when managers will be faced with the task of firing an employee. This is an uncomfortable experience for all parties involved. Depending on the ...
In a recent workshop I conducted on "The Art of Dealing with Difficult People", we spent some time discussing terminations. If you've ever had to terminate someone, you know how ...
Great service companies share common beliefs about the importance of culture, behaviors, people, and relationships. These beliefs manifest themselves in different ways, but they ...
Baby Boomers are those people who were born between 1946 and 1964, representing 76 million individuals. The sheer magnitude of the number of births during this period has had a ...
In the College Student Career Confidence Survey, 61% of college students said they expected to be with their first employer for less than 3 years. 16% expect to change jobs as ...
Employers should ensure that all of their employees possess a good background given that it is the later which can break or make the name of the company. There are issues that ...
I’m told that many, even most, companies maintain thick employee handbooks jam-packed with all shapes and types of rules -- rules about when you come to work and when you leave, ...
