Seven strategies for conquering conflict at work
Smart leaders deal with difficult situations, which takes courage. Avoiding conflict is costly, resulting in loss of profits, productivity, creativity and quality staff, while increasing frustration, resentment and absenteeism.
Partnering isn’t as easy as it sounds
Partnering and collaboration are words that get thrown around in business a lot. Like many things, it sounds great; the trouble is the execution.
Tips to make your data work for you, from the coauthors of ‘Freakonomics’
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, coauthors of “Freakonomics,” “Superfreakonomics” and “Think Like a Freak” became household names by seeing things differently. Speaking at the 2014 EY Strategic Growth Forum, Dubner discussed the importance of being willing to ask questions that other people won’t ask, even if it means going up against tradition and conventional wisdom. […]
Randall Stephenson does whatever it takes to keep AT&T on top of its game
Randall Stephenson saw the proposed merger of AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. back in 2011 as a transformational deal. He believes it could have provided AT&T with the additional network capacity it needed to keep raising the bar on the level of service available to consumers. “It was a really, really significant deal,” says […]
Treat your employees to a successful off-site retreat with these tips
Many executives would like to host an off-site retreat or meeting, but it can’t just be about going to a nice resort and playing some golf. The meeting needs to have an ROI once you get back to the office.
Project Hope for the Homeless offers emergency shelter for those down on their luck
Project Hope for the Homeless started out in 1993 as a small operation to offer emergency shelter for the homeless — and Executive Director Judy Burr, who has led the operation for 21 years, acknowledges that the idea of a homeless shelter in the area was difficult for the community to accept at first. […]
Think about what you want before engaging with a financial professional
Think about what you want before engaging with a financial professional
How transactional risk insurance makes sense for many M&A deals
How transactional risk insurance makes sense for many M&A deals
How to plan ahead to obtain successful results from networking events
As a business owner for more than 30 years, I have noticed that many new and established businesses tend to struggle with networking. One definition of networking is a business activity by which groups of like-minded business people recognize, create or act upon business opportunities. Networking has helped me participate in many business opportunities ranging […]
Misconceptions about health care coverage lead to unnecessary stress
Health care coverage creates a lot of angst for employers who prefer to focus on selling more products and services that generate additional revenue. But leaders who try to put off dealing with the latest changes to the Affordable Care Act simply to avoid the hassle are only asking for more trouble down the road, […]