Integration is critical: Leverage the power of social media to build your business
I must confess that I was a skeptic of social media when it emerged in the early 2000s, but I’ve done a total turnaround on the topic, realizing the power of social media for communication, networking and knowledge sharing. When used productively and with intention, social media can provide a wealth of benefits to business […]
Larry Bloom: Is there a major bug in leadership thinking?
We deeply want to be led by people who know what they’re doing and who don’t have to think about it too much — but there’s one glitch in that: The amount of success it takes for leaders to become overconfident isn’t terribly large. Some achieve a reputation for great successes when all they have […]
Longnecker & Crawford: Five strategies to help your business attract and retain quality employees
Most employees are far removed from the design and analysis of their compensation plans. Behind the scenes, the employer is investing time and resources in designing the plans that attract, retain and motivate top talent. While every company plans compensation packages differently, there are some core strategies that can be applied to attain success in […]
Alex Algard and WhitePages are building a better service for customers
Alex Algard wasn’t your typical college student. Rather than lounging around his Stanford dorm room, staying up late and sleeping in, he was using his room to accomplish his vision of helping people find, be found and connect. In 1997, from that Stanford dorm room, Algard founded WhitePages Inc. Since then, the privately-held, Seattle-based, 100-employee […]
Mastering Anxiety: What keeps you awake at night?
If you were to assemble some of the world’s outstanding business leaders in one place and ask them their secret to sleeping well at night amid the pressures of running a successful business, you might think you’d collect the best tips to handling anxiety in the business world. The truth is that top business leaders […]
Ben Davis enhanced a cost-effective option to kitchen remodeling by growing N-Hance Wood Renewal
If you had a crystal ball in 2008 and were looking to work for a company that deals in the home improvement industry, you might have been advised to run for the hills. But Ben Davis had no crystal ball when he became president of N-Hance Wood Renewal, a franchise that renews kitchen cabinets and […]
The power of giving — Find your passion, pick your cause and get involved
More than 800 years ago, medieval philosopher Maimonides outlined eight levels of charity, the greatest of which was supporting an individual in such a way that he or she becomes independent. In Maimonides’ view, support was defined as a gift or loan, entering into a partnership or simply helping that person find employment. Few things […]
How Ohio Lawyers Give Back uses unclaimed payments to benefit charities
Have you ever received an envelope in the mail saying you’re part of a class action lawsuit, never opened it and threw it out? If that settlement was for $3 million and a big percentage of those people didn’t open those envelopes, do you know what happens to all that unclaimed money? It doesn’t go […]
William Finn and the Hospice of the Western Reserve engage the community in end-of-life care support
Often when we hear the term hospice, we think of an elderly person who’s lived a good, long life and is now in need of end-of-life care. Cleveland-based Hospice of the Western Reserve, however, provides many more resources than just end-of-life care. For instance, do you have a bucket list? The Hospice of the Western […]
A powerful force on Capital Square
A long-range plan recently adopted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Focus on the Future, includes strategies and tactics that culminate in a single goal to increase the value members receive from their Ohio Chamber investment. The thoughts, opinions and ideas of Ohio Chamber members are incorporated into Focus on the Future through the use […]