How to react when big changes strike your clients
Few things are worse in the PR world than getting that early morning call to find out that your clients have been bought or that the senior management has been sacked. Suddenly the great relationships you spent years cultivating have (without warning) ended. Stay calm and don’t stick your head in the sand — this […]
7 leadership tips to set into play some best practices
Being in charge sometimes can be exhilarating and sometimes terrifying. A little advice can go a long way toward finding an even keel to guide your vessel.
How Steve Devick developed a reading test that can also be used to detect concussions
Steve Devick started on his path to entrepreneurship in seventh grade at a job fair held at his school. “I decided to be an optometrist,” Devick says. “I wouldn’t recommend that to anybody, deciding and sticking with what you want to do for your life’s work in seventh grade. But when I applied for college, […]
Take courage from the past to meet current challenges
Minority, women business owners hold a special place in my heart. There are many attributes that are required to be a business owner — but it is impossible for the “faint of heart” to be successful.
Every business exists to serve a need and therefore to bring value to people
There is more discussion than ever about how to build a “great company culture.” All the news stories and top workplace award recognitions are basically litanies of perks — the more luxurious and indulgent sounding, the better. Our company was recently recognized as the No. 1 Small/Medium Workplace in Illinois, and we do have our […]
Preparing our future workforce through collaboration, knowledge and design
Smart businesses educate and prepare employees for the future of their company. The state of Illinois, in all of its change and challenge, is being smart by working to educate and prepare its future workforce through collaboration, knowledge and design. The secretary of education for the state of Illinois, Beth Purvis and her commitment to […]
How to cultivate a spirit of intrapreneurship
Intrapreneurs channel inventive thinking to promote growth and encourage change within their organizations. They infuse creative energy so that every employee — and the company culture as a whole — can benefit. As leaders, we can cultivate intrapreneurship by providing trust, freedom and the resources people need to be successful and create a forum for […]
Bay Area event showcases all that is great about the written word
To view the fully Uniquely Northern California feature on Litquake, we invite you to visit our enhanced Digital Edition of Smart Business Northern California.
Midsized companies occupy a sweet spot in the U.S. economy
Why do midsized companies perform so well? They occupy a sweet spot between instability and stodginess.
Play your game — not your competitors
How much time do you spend worrying about your competition? Are you always looking over your shoulder or checking out what they are doing? Part of this answer depends on how mature your business is and part of it depends on you.