How to maximize the benefits of an IT managed services provider
IT managed services are attractive to many companies today, but it’s important to utilize the arrangement fully in order to get the most value from your managed services provider.
2015 Pittsburgh Smart 50 specialty award winners
Three honorees and their companies were given special recognition in three categories at the 2015 Pittsburgh Smart 50 event, held Nov 10.
Jack Ouellette shares leadership lessons from the military and American Textile
When Jack Ouellette, chairman of American Textile, looks back to his days in the military, he sees a few leadership lessons that were true then, and even more so now that he’s seen them applied again and again in business.
Edward Marc Brands reinvents itself with creativity and resourcefulness
For more than 100 years, Edward Marc Brands was a small family chocolatier, but it recently set out to become one of the next great chocolate brands in America — almost by accident.
Facing down a tough crowd
Ever wonder what flight attendants are thinking as they go through the preflight instructions? Talk about a tough crowd. We could all improve our communication and maybe even earn bonus message reward points by following the Flight Attendant Message Discipline Checklist.
A primer on bridge notes
Savvy entrepreneurs should know what bridge notes are and how they work
‘Meeting-itis’ is a disease
Meetings and group interactions are necessary but can turn into a disease that impacts productivity, execution and morale.
Debunking the myth of the passive candidate
When you’re looking for great talent, don’t fall into the “active vs. passive” trap. Assuming that passive candidates are inherently better is an outdated concept.
Reliving old lessons from a new vantage point
What lessons hit home today, even more so than when I first learned them?
What you need to know about health care transparency tools
Price and quality transparency is more than just a trend in health care; it’s an expectation. With the cost of the same medical procedure varying sometimes by more than 100 percent even within the same region, the need for transparency by health care consumers could hardly be greater.