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The Small Business Workforce

Data. We hear repeatedly that data is critical to decision-making. This past week my company, Cynthia Kay and Company, partnered with the National Small Business Association on the 2017 Small Business Workforce and Labor Survey. I was particularly interested in sponsoring this survey because as the owner of a service business, my workforce is key […]

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the ceo magazine, managing employees,

Are You a Boss or a Beggar?

Russ Riendeau, PhD, Partner, Jobplex Labor markets are as tight. Talent wars are in full regalia and you’re top employee just gave you the “Hey, boss, can I talk to you for a minute” request, as they lean in your office, holding themselves by one hand behind your door frame. You know what’s coming: They are

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the ceo magazine, sales,

5 Habits of the Best Salespeople

Rick Wong, Author, Winning Lifelong Customers with The Five Abilities Whether you’re the CEO or a sales representative, you’re a seller. You know that in order for your company to be competitive, you’ve got to continually make new sales. Still, it isn’t enough to just make sales. In this business environment, you’ve got to do such

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Achieve the Impossible

Gary Morton, Author, Commanding Excellence: Inspiring Purpose, Passion, and Ingenuity through Leadership That Matters Inspiring human beings to achieve the truly extraordinary requires something more than a mission statement. Well-constructed mission statements define the field of play, what the organization does on those fields, and what is unique about the organization’s approach; but they are typically

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Introducing Your Next Speaker–Rough, Ruinous, or Rousing?

As CEO, you’re frequently called on to introduce someone—a celebrity for your big client event of the year, an industry guru for your management meeting, a politician for a community gathering.  Whatever the occasion, you never want to be that person who disappoints the speaker, confuses the crowd, and embarrasses yourself. As I sat in

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Capitalists Arise!: End Economic Inequality, Grow the Middle Class, Heal the Nation (Excerpt)

Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam Jim Sinegal is the son of a coal miner and steelworker. He grew up with a firsthand view of the realities of human labor and the difficulties of making a living through decades of sustained hard work, in his father’s life and then in his own. What has

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