Overcoming disconnect: How men, women can communicate their bias for the good
Women have well-honed noncognitive habits of collaboration; yet, many women leaders feel excluded from the conversation and use far too much brain space trying to figure out how to communicate with male counterparts or male bosses.
Don’t cut corners when launching your business
Eight years have passed since we hung out our shingle at Silver Bridge Coffee Co. When I consider ROI, four strategies stand out as contributors to long-term business success.
Creating a culture of quality starts with family
Beyond ice cream, Velvet Ice Cream has created a number of programs that foster a positive workplace. Companies seeking to improve productivity will find improving moral is the first step.
What’s your attitude saying about you?
We’ve all heard the platitudes around the importance of attitude in our personal lives — and rightfully so. Few things have more direct correlation to our quality of life. But what deserves more attention is our attitude in our professional lives, particularly in business.
Partnerships between nonprofits, corporations
How do nonprofits and corporate partners create a win-win relationship? Here’s what Flying Horse Farms’ Mimi Dane has learned.
How the company you keep drives leadership, growth and success
While thousands of CEOs will say that being part of a CEO peer advisory group has transformed their lives and their companies, too few of them ever join one. Leo Bottary, vice president of peer influence for Vistage, explains how participating in a peer group can benefit executives.
Leading a company from a millennial’s perspective
A lot of times when I go about my daily business, people probably wonder how a guy 29 years old can take on such responsibility leading a top real estate development company? I just embrace it.
Does my corporation look too big with these processes?
That interesting thought — groups that are too big to get anything done — led me to think about how a company, or more accurately its processes, may have gotten too big to get anything done.
401(k) plans are more affordable, easier to manage than assumed
Want to offer retirement plan options, such as a 401(k), to employees? They’re not as complex to manage, nor as expensive as you might assume, says Paychex’s Jim McElwain.
Project REBUILD repairs homes, lives of young people in the Canton region
Trust is a key component in changing the life of someone who has experienced tough times, says Joanna James, executive director at YouthBuild Canton/Project REBUILD Inc. Through YouthBuild USA’s Green Initiatives Program, out-of-work and out-of-school young adults learn construction and job skills while earning their high school diplomas or equivalent degrees. These are students who […]