From considerations like office safety concerns spurred by events like the Sandy Hook Elementary Massacre, to the Americans with Disabilities act, and the implemented changes post Fiscal Cliff in December of 2012, as was highlighted in our Expert Panel , the hiring process is evolving rapidly. Keeping up with the changes is crucial for all Read More

It is realistic to acknowledge that at some point, you may receive a promotion or have new job opportunities. When that time comes, have you thought about what seeds you will have planted so that your job duties are still fulfilled? Will you have trained a successor to fill your specific job title? Will you Read More

The biggest budgeting mistake small businesses make is the act of actually making a budget in the first place. The most intelligent and effective way to manage your company is to create a forecast instead. But what’s the difference between a budget and a forecast? A budget looks backwards, using past performance to try and Read More

Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… Between Martin Luther King Jr. day and President Obama’s inauguration, it seems appropriate we pause for a moment to not only honor leaders, but to learn from them. As professionals trying to balance our lives while changing Read More

As accomplished professionals, we understand the gravity of what leadership means. People we care about depend on our leadership. People we don’t know are affected by it. Our decisions can influence the course of history, even if in some small way. Everything we do as leaders is tied to other lives. This means every crucial Read More

Feeling like the success of your business or organization is a constant up-hill battle? You look around to see the competition’s success rate is soaring, which leaves you wondering what’s not right at your home base. Maybe you sense high tensions within your company or organization. There could be any number of reasons completely out Read More

Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles…   Tips for managers in addressing higher taxes No doubt everyone is aware of the fiscal cliff and recent deal in Washington, but not everyone is aware of the implications. If anything, many people are still holding Read More

  Tolkien’s creativity has captured our imaginations for generations, but more importantly his stories tap into some everyday truths and topics like communication and leadership. From addressing unlikely friendships like that of Gimli the dwarf and Legolas the elf to the large picture struggle between good and evil, these stories are timeless. Maybe the most fascinating thing Read More

As if Christmas Island didn’t already have an edge on one of the major holidays, it jumped into the future at 5 a.m. ET on Monday, becoming, along with Kiribati and Samoa, the first populated place to reach 2013. Although as a race, us humans experience the hours, days, months and seasons differently, the way Read More

We have all heard of the writers’ block.  This is when a writer who is usually a brilliant communicator and fluidly exudes energy in writing and developing their content, cannot get the pen to make contact with the paper to move forward.  The writer becomes “stuck”.  It is commonly believed that writers’ block is caused Read More