A buffer zone is an important part of your merger toolbox
One of our guest columnists wrote about his experience.
To retain the recognition of the other company, a transitional company was created and given a name similar to the previous one. That helped take care of the brand question, leaving the matter of current and new contracts to be resolved, along with, of course, building relationships between the two entities.
No pain, no change!
That is how you will discover if there is sufficient pain for them to consider making a change to you. No Pain! No Change!
What Human Relations needs to know about public relations and marketing
If you are a human resources executive, you are at the heart of any organization. After all, it is you and your position that are largely responsible for the success or failure of that organization. Unfortunately for many HR executives, their success largely can be determined by the actions (or inactions) of others around them […]
First woman to steer Jones Day Cleveland office points to its bedrock principles
When Heather Lennox earlier this year became partner-in-charge at Jones Day, she became the first woman to head the Cleveland office — but it wasn’t the first time she has made the headlines.
A culture of innovation is crucial for business success
I suggest these methods to facilitate different ways to think about innovation, remembering that it can start with your organization’s existing products or processes.
Sacrificial decisions: Here are three mid-year goal-setting tips for leaders
If you’re feeling some anxiety or struggle about achieving goals that you set earlier in the year, here’s my advice for relieving that pressure: fail fast and avoid the drama. Just avoid making goals altogether. Seriously, you ask?
Ohio needs immigration reform — not massive deportations
The 2016 election season has me riveted. I’ll not waiver on my chosen candidate, but the person many are rooting for has charisma and some very positive experience. Did you hear that 13-year-old girl on America’s Got Talent? She compares her qualification to be a baby-sitter as having been a baby to Donald Trump’s qualification […]
Uniquely Cleveland — Cleveland Botanical Gardens Glasshouse
OTHER WORLDLY Cleveland Botanical Garden Glasshouse: Tropical and desert environments reside side-by-side to ‘wow’ visitors There are some things that visitors to the Cleveland Botanical Garden aren’t likely to forget. Not only does the entire 10-acre collection rank high, but so does the Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse where contrasting parts represent the topical forest of […]
Keeping electricity flowing during outages not a problem for LTI Power Systems
LTI Power Systems has 20 employees, making it a smaller company as definitions go, but some of its customers are the biggest around. And they bring with them big challenges. The company provides uninterruptible power systems, inverters and power protection products for the New York City Subway system, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline […]
The 2016 Business Longevity Awards
Reaching a milestone event, such as celebrating 50 years in operation, signifies you’ve accomplished something few others have.
Hitting 75, 100 or even 150 years? That’s even more impressive.
That’s why Smart Business has launched the inaugural Business Longevity Awards