How lifestyle medicine gets to the root of disease to improve health
Significant and growing scientific evidence shows that the primary determinant of health or disease is not genetics, but lifestyle. In recognition of this connection, a relatively new style of treatment, known as lifestyle medicine, is increasingly being seen as an alternative to traditional treatments used on chronic diseases.
How to build, and be a part of, a powerful nonprofit board of directors
The Pittsburgh region is nonprofit rich, which helps make the area a special place to live and raise a family. But it also makes it incredibly competitive for funding, which means nonprofits need to build powerful boards of directors who can help advance the mission of the organization and ensure its perpetuity.
Weighing the available options for business succession planning
It’s never too early to start thinking about your ownership-transition strategy, regardless of where your business is in its life cycle. Here’s an overview of some of the choices, in order to help you consider all the options you can pursue.
What employers need to consider as 2015 arrives on the work scene
Many of the key reforms of the Affordable Care Act became effective in 2014, including health plan design changes, increased wellness program incentives and reinsurance fees. Additional reforms become effective in 2015 like the Shared Responsibility Penalty for applicable large employers. Here’s how to review these upcoming requirements and develop a compliance strategy for 2015.
It is a game of inches … actually the smartphone in your hand
This time of year is a great time for businesses to look back at their performance for the calendar year and do some forensics. What happened? What did you do? How did you do it? What should you have done differently? How can you make the most of the rest of the year? How do […]
Fred Thiel instills an open culture at Local Corp. in order to stay ahead of the competition
Fred Thiel set a tone when he took down the wall in his office.
Louis Flory saw an opportunity to remake the staffing industry, and formed Effex Management Solutions
How one haircut changed Louis Flory’s life forever
With a steady hand and an open mind, Barry C. Levin has turned Snak King into one of the snack industry’s top innovators
Doing it one chip at a time
Ilene S. Gordon has made Ingredion a name to know in the ingredient solutions industry
Why listening played a big part in the company’s transformation
A look at the issues facing companies as they upgrade telephone systems
Forecast calls for cloud-based telephone systems.