From hoodies to babies: millennials are growing up and companies need to take note
It’s time to retire the popular image of millennials: That of an ambivalent 22-year-old kid in a hoodie. For organizations to effectively recruit, retain and engage today’s best young talent, the way we think about millennials has to grow along with them. Here, we’ll cover five things millennials want in a job that organizations might be overlooking.
It’s prime time for the return of the cooperative business model
The shine is starting to return for the cooperative business model — and that’s after a time of indifference or worse.
An early-1990s poll by Cabot Creamery Cooperative of consumers found that belief in and respect of cooperatives for food, power and credit had crumbled.
Why the cost of employees doing 'boring work' is more expensive that you realize
You’re willing to do just about anything to make your business a success. You and your small staff wear every hat needed to make it all work. But the cost of you and your employees doing “boring work” is more expensive that you realize.
Title tips: Officer titles and their meanings
Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC’s Ashleigh M. Morales outlines the difference between titles for officers and employees, how to avoid liability issues, and how to define expectations associated with titles.
How enterprise risk management can impact a company’s value
An enterprise risk management (ERM) process involves identifying risks relative to an organization’s objectives, assessing them for likelihood and impact, developing a response strategy and monitoring progress. A well-defined enterprise management process framework can protect and create value for organizations and their owners.
Follow these four strategies for a successful business resurgence
Many experienced leaders have failed to avert their business contractions, and critics believe that applying the wrong strategies is the primary reason for their recovery failures.
Can stuttered business rejuvenation excursions be dissected to reveal why the faltered resurrection strategies had stumbled? Can their lessons be synthesized into a set of distinct attributes that successful revival strategies must align to?
Here are four attributes of successful business resurgences:
People are making a positive difference in the city of Akron
Good things are happening in the city of Akron and I’ve had the good fortune recently to talk to some of the people playing a key role in these positive developments. I’ll start at the top with Akron’s new Mayor, Dan Horrigan. The Akron native and graduate of both St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and […]
Having familiarity with every aspect of your business is a powerful tool
When my business partner and I first started our business, we participated in almost every aspect of it, learning the intricacies firsthand. We were so excited to learn, to create and build a business. We simply “touched” everything. Not because we thought this was a particularly valid business strategy, but necessity forced us in this […]
Does your customer base recognize your brand?
Everyone knows that an apple with a bite out of it is the No. 1 tech company in the world. The company paid a ton of cash to etch that brand in your mind. But let’s talk about the small to midsized business that has limited resources to create and maintain its brand. How does […]
Study your processes, you might be surprised by what you find
As you may know, I currently work part time with an early-stage software company that provides a cloud-based solution for tracking regulated waste. We work with the entire supply chain from generators such as manufacturers to brokers and haulers and finally the facilities that dispose of the waste. In this supply chain, the tail (facilities) […]