Military to Corporate Leadership: Maintaining Equilibrium During the Transition
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Military leaders who are transitioning into the private sector often find themselves facing a very specific set of challenges. Among the more prevalent involve reconvening with a society increasingly detached from the military ethos, as well as finding one’s niche within a civilian corporate culture. It is commonplace for today’s companies to offer senior managers
- Published in Businesses, Military, Transition to private sector
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Essential Lessons for New Business Leaders
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Many professionals find themselves in the position to lead on an unexpected basis. Perhaps they were offered the opportunity because of a mastered skill or a suddenly discovered knack for guiding people through projects. All in all, leadership is mostly a learn-as-you-go venture. Not surprisingly, there is an endless stream of advice available for new
Family-Focused Benefits: Employer’s Role in Financial Literacy
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Family-centered benefits play a major role in the lives of an employee’s children. Health insurance, paid maternity/paternity leave, and FMLA all receive – and deserve – a great deal of limelight, but there is one area that also stands to make a highly significant and lifelong contribution, and that is financial education. In today’s competitive
- Published in Businesses, Financial, Human Resources
Female Venture Capitalists: Understanding and Expanding the Current Climate
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
According to the US Small Business Administration, over 36 percent of all businesses in the United States are majority-owned by female entrepreneurs. No one with any credibility will pretend there are not still significant challenges for professionally minded and career-dedicated women in today’s business world, but facts and figures like those above are, in a
- Published in Businesses, Career, Corporate culture, Entrepreneurial advice, OD Blog, Trend analysis, Women and careers
2017’s Top Online Business Models: Who were the Clever ones this year?
Thursday, 04 January 2018
1. E-mail marketing Topping the list is the most profitable online tool for any business. Historically, for every single dollar invested in e-mail marketing, the return is between $30 and $50. That’s right, an average of 4000 percent profit because people want to buy tangible products, information, software, and advice online. Brick and mortar stores
- Published in Business Models, Businesses, Entrepreneurial advice, Online
Three Ways to Creatively Boost Your PR Strategy
Friday, 29 December 2017
If you have found yourself aimlessly searching for new ideas to enhance your public relations tactics, it may be time to view your approach from an entirely new angle. Whether seeking to advance your own personal brand or that of your organization, it’s always important to remain fresh and innovative in your PR plans. The
- Published in Businesses, Career, Planning and Strategy, Public Relations
Jeff Bezos’s 5 Unconventional Tips for Successful Leadership
Friday, 22 December 2017
Who is Jeff Bezos? While most are familiar with his name, those who aren’t should certainly be well-acquainted with the world’s top grossing internet retailer, Amazon.com, of which he is both founder and CEO. In 2015, Amazon even exceeded Walmart as the largest overall retailer in the U.S. In its earliest form, Amazon.com was an
- Published in Businesses, Entrepreneurial advice, Leadership advice
How Companies Can Improve Their Google Rankings
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
The importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is of such regard that the topic barely registers consideration. Unless your company has been under a rock for the last decade and change, the methods and manners by which consumers (both direct and tangential) utilize the internet to meet their needs have been among your agenda’s top
- Published in Businesses, SEO