Matthew Figgie and Rick Solon: Energy and the future
How planning now is the key to tapping into endless opportunities ahead
Kailesh Karavadra is focusing on culture and talent to deliver outstanding results at EY San Jose
Kailesh Karavadra didn’t always want to be an accountant. In school he studied electronic engineering and later decided he wanted to try his hand at accounting. He fell in love with the profession and first joined EY in the U.K. A few years later, the $24 billion accounting firm asked Karavadra if he’d be interested […]
Michael Catanzarite combines competitiveness and a family atmosphere to keep Darice atop the craft industry
“A Pat Catan’s Company” reads the sign in the lobby of Darice Inc. where Michael Catanzarite greets his guests. Catanzarite, or Catan for short, is the son of Pat Catan and is CEO of Darice Inc., a premier wholesale distributor in the craft industry. That lobby sign is a symbol of the company Catanzarite’s father […]
Donna Rae Smith: Five proven habits to take control of stress
How to change your thoughts and actions to fight workplace stress
Rodger Roeser: Get out of my social media sandbox
Who should be managing your business’s social media?
Stephan Liozu: Managing this, that and the other thing
How good are you at managing complexity?
Bill Byham and Development Dimensions International have no lack of good ideas for the R&D process
Bill Byham holds a doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology — but that’s not the only way to define him. While he is not only considered an expert in the scientific study of employees, workplaces and organizations, he was one of the first in the world to use a groundbreaking hiring technique called assessment centers. Some 35 […]
Patrick Hiller: How to get ROI by creating a great place to work
For the second year in a row, Abacus Solutions has won a workplace award, and I’d like to tell you that it was the result of a very detailed plan — but it wasn’t. It started with a simple premise of respect and teamwork. Along the way, we learned specific behaviors that attract and keep […]
How top global entrepreneurs turn vision into reality
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year conference in Monte Carlo. I’m back to report that entrepreneurship is alive and thriving around the globe! It was a whirlwind of a trip, packed with networking, thought-provoking panel discussions and personal interviews. We heard from a remarkable panel of speakers […]
The value of being the man or woman behind the curtain
One of my favorite business books, which also made it as a Broadway play and a big-screen movie, is “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. My hero in this story is not the young orphaned Dorothy, nor the Cowardly Lion, the desperately in-need-of-some WD-40 Tin Man, nor even the […]