In business, trust gives you a true competitive advantage over your competitors, for some pretty obvious reasons. But often, organizations don’t pay attention to building and maintaining that level of
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Have you thought about how giving business gifts, as we head into the end of the year, can strengthen your relationships with your clients and even your vendors? Hopefully you’re
Operating a successful business is hard work. It takes sweat and planning and involves much more than making, marketing and selling your product or service. Have you and your executive
A 2014 survey by the American Psychological Association delivered some pretty startling statistics around employees and trust: 25 percent of those surveyed (employed adults over 18) didn’t trust their employers;
On a world-wide scale, unresolved conflicts exist all around us, from the current US election to the struggles between nations and the disagreements between large, public companies. Conflicts also show
“Accountability.” It’s everywhere we turn, in all aspects of our lives. Kids are accountable to their teachers for getting their homework done, and we’re all accountable to our doctors (and
Performance reviews (also called performance appraisals) are an essential part of career advancement and pay increases for most organizations. They’re normally conducted once a year, and occasionally they include a
When it comes to leadership development, many middle managers get left behind. Companies invest in training their new employees to be good employees and they train their executives to be
One thing you know after your years in business is that not all customers are the right customers. You also know that not having the right customers can lead to
According to a 2016 Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) survey by KPMG, 91% of companies planned to initiate at least one acquisition in 2016. That’s a significant jump from 63% in