The people part of business operations.
Derek Newell, CEO, Jiff Over 100 million US workers receive health insurance through their employers. And provisions in the Affordable Care Act give those companies additional incentives to help their employees be more proactive about their health. As a result, HR departments are spending more time and money on employee health and wellness than ever […]
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Scott Spector AIA, Principal, Spector Group Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them. — E. Edwards Deming We all know the above quote rings true, however time-crunched CEO’s and their senior management teams often fall into the trap of forgetting to
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There have been a few articles in various media outlets recently about how businesses will be shifting to more contract workers in lieu of hiring salaried workers through the year 2020. However, this practice has already been going on for more than two decades at most of the major companies in the world, so with
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Bill Rosenthal, CEO, Logical Operations, Inc. & Communispond Want to improve your company’s productivity? Hold a series of virtual meetings that allow employees to suggest ways to help you meet a goal such as identifying new ways to generate revenue, controlling costs or recruiting needed talent. You’ll let employees up and down the line and across all
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NLP is a series of techniques that can help individuals and businesses achieve better results faster. For CEOs, NLP can be used in all day to day activities, including negotiation, selling, leadership, team management and employee engagement, as well as staying fully motivated as CEO. Given that CEOs need to inspire and motivate those around
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Santiago Rivera, Author, Doing Business God’s Way Have you ever been in a position of leadership when an ethical question arose? Kris, a friend of mine, found himself amidst a white-collar crime in one of the top healthcare systems in the world two years ago. After joining their team, he discovered the corporation was hiring new
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“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” ~Ryunosuke Satoro, Japanese poet Despite the recent surge in values-based, servant-oriented leadership, executives at the top are still pressured to put profits before people. Below, we offer three reasons why devotion to short-term earnings shouldn’t trump your commitment to building long-term, trust-based professional relationships.
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Alvin D. Jeffery and Robin L. Jarvis Acquiring new staff takes time, talent and money. That makes it extra important to retain the ones you hire. Get those new hires started on the right foot! Here are some things to remember whether you are bringing in that new Vice-President or a new software engineer: Tell
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Sales management is expected to keep the front line—the sales team—motivated to contribute to the company’s bottom line. But, how can someone motivate others if they themselves are not motivated? You already know that motivation is not something you do to another. You can only motivate yourself. As the sales manager, all you can do
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Anne Grady, Author, 52 Strategies for Life, Love and Work With all the discussion about how to achieve work-life balance, we have overlooked a big problem with this idea: our lives are not supposed to be balanced with equal time for everything. Can you be the executive who thrives at business, the mother who volunteers at
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