How to take your business by the horns and show it who’s the boss
One of the biggest lessons I learned about starting a business is that you have to be willing to put in a lot of work, effort, creativity and enthusiasm into building your business.
It’s not rocket science!
It’s not rocket science!
Using automation to fuel rapid growth of your business
Not sure what automation is and why it is important? Here are a few insights to benefit some aspects of your small business.
Merger and acquisition tips for smaller firms
The following are lessons we learned that may be helpful to other small and medium-sized firms that are considering a merger or acquisition for the first time.
What you should know when you look to franchise your business
Franchising provides a tremendous opportunity to grow your business, so long as you understand the commitment that is required to make it work, says Sean Brauser, founder and CEO at Pizzafire.
Ohio’s Franklin County Clerk of Courts builds model approach to fiscal, operations management
Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy has achieved superior fiscal and operations management in the greater Central Ohio region.
Five things employers should know about Ohio’s medical marijuana law
How Ohio’s new medical marijuana law will impact workplaces in the state.
How asking powerful questions can help you win
We want you to think of questions as a starting point for taking a team on a journey. If leaders use just what’s in their own head to take a team somewhere, they are capped by their own knowledge. On the other hand, if leaders ask genuine, open questions of the team — and that doesn’t mean giving up responsibility for where the team needs to go—they are no longer limited to just what they know. Everyone can participate in getting to a new place.
Making order out of chaos in a crazy world
How does one learn to lead — a business, an organization, a life — in a world that’s always changing, always unpredictable and often just plain nuts? Following are five indispensable tips for creating order out of chaos in a crazy world:
Five ways to avoid delusional altruism
Good businesses pride themselves on the good they do for others, both in terms of their products and services and in the way they give back to their communities. However, in my 16 years of experience advising corporate, institutional and individual philanthropists, I’ve found that many suffer from delusional altruism.