You can’t fix what’s broken if you don’t know about it
It is the leader’s responsibility to create a culture in which employees feel safe to speak up, says Janet Meeks, author of “Gracious Leadership: Lead like You’ve Never Led Before.”
Planning strategies for your business and you
Now is the time to think about 2019 tax planning — before you find yourself in a year-end scramble, says Jane Pfeifer of Clark Schaefer Hackett.
Engage your employees — and help your profitability
Engagement starts with the right culture, and the right culture starts with engagement. One way to encourage both is soliciting employee feedback, says J.D. Ewing of COE Distributing.
Failure is an option
Accepting failure and teaching an understanding of this principal are the responsibility of every leader, says Aradhna M. Oliphant of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.
Protect the culture. Protect the brand.
When companies put their culture and brand before profit, the latter will come. Chris Miladinovich discusses the key ingredients for both.
Courts are shifting the cybersecurity onus toward companies
With data breach litigation, courts, in general, are starting to look for ways to hold companies, which are the custodians of the data, responsible. Babst Calland’s Molly Meacham discusses how to treat cybersecurity in light of this trend.
Why mitigating cyber fraud should be a top priority in your company
Cybersecurity threats like ransomware, malware and phishing attacks are affecting companies’ financial accounts today. Huntington Bank’s Jim Altman shares how companies and their banks can mitigate those threats.
How to reduce cost without reducing benefits
Insurance companies and TPAs are creating funding alternatives for groups of almost all sizes, which could potentially reduce their benefits cost. JRG Advisors’ Domenic Pascucci discusses these.
Leadership is often about turning potential into performance
Being born into a powerful or wealthy family doesn’t make anyone a leader. Striving to be a positive influence and taking responsibility for developing potential in others is what makes a leader, says Effective Leadership Academy’s Flo Brett.
Embrace the available information as you study potential deals
Data is no longer a nice to have, it is now the must-have to help you enhance your M&A decision-making abilities, says EY’s Monte Repasky.