How to take full advantage of your cash management system

All businesses manage their cash flow, but most don’t have a professional treasurer to help them with the task. And without that professional input, you may be paying for services that you are not  fully utilizing or overlooking services that could benefit your business, says Tom Hoffman, senior vice president of Treasury Management at Bridge […]

How to attract and retain local talent as you expand geographically

There is “a tale of two mindsets” when it comes to understanding which employee groups are leaving and why they seek to leave. Furthermore, our research indicates that corporate leaders often fail to understand the nonfinancial priorities of their employees, such as the need for strong leadership, effective communication and career advancement opportunities, while the […]

Give it to ’em straight: How to communicate clearly and effectively

Few tasks are more central to effective leadership than communicating well and making sure your charges are doing so too. Communication pitfalls are rife in business. Maybe you have a tendency to rush through strategy sessions, or to be too subtle, to not spell things out clearly enough. Maybe you find yourself becoming so dependent […]