How to make sure your workers’ skills are being fully utilized

As a company leader, you are often confronted with nagging work-force-related questions. First, are you prepared for your future work force? To prepare for the future, you must start with your current employees. To develop a solid work force and company, you must consistently re-evaluate your employees’ skills and make sure those skills are used […]

How adapting to change is a key factor in ensuring company longevity

Victoria Schneider Temple knows quite a bit about adapting. The chairman and CEO of family-owned The Schneider Corp., was reading her grandmother’s minutes — and noticed how the engineering solutions company adapted to scrape through some economic downturns. “Back in the early days, they sold fishing maps and chopped wood to keep the doors open,” […]