Don't waste your clients' time
Ever wonder why the company you applied to never called you back? Or better yet, why the VP you bump into at every industry event still will not accept your LinkedIn invitation? I would like to share a strategy that might answer these questions and give you tools to acquire the clarity and understanding needed […]
Even during a drought, you have to water the trees
While California is in a drought, everyone is being asked to cut back on their water consumption. Take shorter showers; if it’s yellow let it mellow; don’t wash your car; don’t water your lawn, and many other suggestions to cut our water usage. At the same time, we are also being told to water our […]
Avoiding technology surprises in mergers and carve outs
So how do organizations minimize such surprises?
Make the information technology and how it aligns to business strategy a priority
Storytelling as a way to foster a sense of belonging in family businesses
When members of a family business take the time to share stories and memories with one another, it gives them a chance not only to be seen and heard as individuals as opposed to their fixed roles, but also to feel more deeply connected to each other and to the larger family system.
Tips women should know before starting and growing a business in 2016
With the progression from the home to the workplace and into business ownership we now own 36% of all businesses and control between $5 trillion and $15 trillion in purchasing power, and we are expressing our unique views and needs from this position of power.
Unfortunately, women in business have not realized their full potential as our revenues are not commensurate with our numbers — women-owned firms produce only 4.23 percent of all firm revenues an annual opportunity shortfall of over $10 trillion.
ROT being stored by your company is putting you at risk for a data breach
ROT being stored by your company is putting you at risk for a data breach. Douglas C. Williams, CEO of Williams Data Management, explains.
We determine who we are by what we do!
I love action-packed movies so I ordered “Hitman (Agent 47)” and immediately stopped it when I heard, “We determine who we are by what we do.” Isn’t that the truth? It’s not what we say but the actions we take that define who we are and what we eventually become.
How to modernize accounts payable and accounts receivable
While some understand the importance of automating their accounts payable and accounts receivable, many executives are still apprehensive to adopt. According to a recent study by Corcentric and Ardent Partners, only about 60 percent of payments are made electronically. That leaves many businesses in today’s digitally driven marketplace vulnerable to severe revenue loss.
The biggest engagement mistake: the 'program trap'
Someone asked me the other day, “What’s the single biggest mistake companies make when they try to boost employee engagement?” The question threw me a bit because I’m generally talking about what it takes to do engagement right rather than what organizations do wrong to mess it up. It’s also hard to pick just one mistake out of the grab-bag of blunders that companies often make. But the program trap takes the cake.
Five ways the ACA employer mandate is more complex for staffing companies
When it comes to employer legislation, what may be straightforward for the average company quickly becomes complex when the same rules are applied to temporary staffing, an industry already struggling with low margins. The ACA employer mandate is no exception.