The Book Report: Superforecasting
Jerry McLaughlin is a seasoned entrepreneur who reads a lot of books useful to business leaders. Periodically, he’ll share his thoughts about a book that really stood out. This month, Jerry explores “Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction” by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. What is this book about? This is the true story […]
Women making strides in corporate world, but not there yet
Last fall, PriceWaterhouseCoopers released a survey revealing that only 35 percent of men who sit on corporate boards of some of the largest U.S. companies think gender diversity of boards is important. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, white male board members just don’t believe diversity — of any kind — makes their companies stronger. […]
Why it's OK to turn off your phone at night
If you are reading this sentence on a mobile device, you probably aren’t surprised that your technology is already obsolete. Somehow, the bauble vendors — those that have convinced us that before the phone, nobody made money or fell in love — have led us to believe that we will lose our competitive edge in […]
Successfully hiring key people takes real work
One of my favorite presentations is titled “You’re Not the Person I Hired” (which I must attribute to recruiter and Vistage speaker Barry Deutsch). The phenomenon happens far too often, and for several reasons. It’s never good for this to happen, but when hiring “key” people it’s especially costly for a young company. Essentially, it […]
Shifts in consumer buying habits create opportunity
I bought most of my gifts online this past Christmas, and I was not alone. In China, online sales of physical products grew 31.6 percent from 2014 to 2015. In the U.S., online sales represent just shy of 8 percent of all product retail sales. Still, the spike in the U.S. caused package carriers to […]
The place to be on the weekend in San Jose
Discover the evolution of the San Jose Flea Market, one of the country’s great flea markets and how it has spanned the generations.
Phani Nagarjuna wants people who share his vision at Nuevora
Phani Nagarjuna understands the approach that most business leaders take when they need to fill a position in their business. But the rules are a little bit different when you’re an entrepreneur trying to build a business from the ground up. “The most crucial piece of the puzzle with a startup is putting together the […]
Chris Rivielle has taken a different approach to employee development at Plant Construction
Rivielle liked a lot of what he saw when he became CEO at Plant Construction, but felt there were still some areas to improve. He wanted to create a culture where employees would have a deeper understanding of how things work in the business.
How these three tools can help you scale up your company
When you first launch a start-up, you think you are facing the biggest challenge possible — getting your company off the ground. Every responsibility, from designing a website to finding investors is resting on your shoulders.
Akron General leads a coalition to restore a critical public service
In 2013, Summit County’s only formal Sexual Abuse Nurse Examiner (SANE) program closed its doors after decades of service to the community. In an instant, Summit County was left without an organized SANE program, and victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse and neglect had to have evidence collected by nurses with little or […]