How a workplace wellness program can be convenient and inexpensive
Setting up a wellness program at your company in the new year shouldn’t be burdensome, whatever the level of activities that you offer. Here’s how to get started.
More than a resolution for a business, controlling cash flow is a responsibility that's essential
This is the time business owners search for a resolution that will help make 2015 one of the best years yet for their organizations. But instead, they should stop searching and look at their company’s cash flow.
Tips on assembling New Year’s resolutions for your finances
January is a time for pledging to make changes, so if you haven’t taken a hard look at how you’ll fund retirement, or even what you’d like your life to be like when you’re retired, now is a good time to put a plan together.
James Spencer finds the right business mix with EverPower Wind
James Spencer caught the entrepreneur bug in 2002, but starting a renewable energy business was harder than expected. Learn how EverPower Wind became the nation’s 20th largest wind power company.
big Burrito Restaurant Group develops its people the big Burrito way
The big Burrito Restaurant Group has more than 1,000 employees working in its 18 restaurants. That’s a lot of personnel to manage, especially when having good people is the No. 1 priority.
4 questions prospective board members should ask themselves
I have served on a wide array of corporate and nonprofit boards. Based on that experience, I want to share a list of questions I created to distinguish between the silk purses and sow’s ears of board opportunities.
The live-to-work generation needs outside interests
For the “live-to-work” generation, “loyalty” was a requirement to succeed at the highest levels. They define themselves by their jobs, the companies they work for and the roles they play at work. Therefore, retirements and corporate transitions are hard.
Which comes first, mindset change or behavior change?
Scholars have debated whether ideas determine actions, or vice versa. Do we eat brown bread because we like it, or do we like it because we eat it? Social psychologists have found that change can flow in either direction, and often does.
Expand your customer base with creative thinking
Organizations, whether for-profit or nonprofit, want to be noticed in order to gain new customers and grow. But the amount of information available today sometimes makes it hard to stand out.
How office relocation and redesign is made easier with a design firm
A commercial interior design firm works to help companies find a space that’s an effective setting for their operational and aesthetic needs, and tailors its services to best suit specific client goals.