Tag: administration

August 8, 2019

What team size is optimal? Do cross-functional virtual teams have more challenges? How often should virtual teams meet face-to-face? These and other questions led to our research study, where we collected data to better understand the divide between successful virtual […]

August 7, 2019

It’s not exactly news that programmatic advertising, automation and agency consolidation have upended the media industry. Such changes have been well documented (as well as felt personally by many of our colleagues). But change, like time, marches on, and these […]

August 5, 2019

When you’re a startup CEO, you probably don’t have all that much leadership experience. So you will end up learning by doing, and also by listening to others’ conventional wisdom about how to lead your team. That’s a great way […]

August 2, 2019

Recently, a male friend of mine got a new job. He’s getting paid a good salary, and he didn’t even need to negotiate for it. But while talking to one of his new female coworkers (who has been working there […]

August 1, 2019

Recruiting is top-of-mind for companies–and for good reason. It’s a competitive market. According to ManPower Group’s 2018 Talent Shortage Survey, companies are struggling to fill jobs. Nearly half (45 percent) of global employers say they can’t find the skill sets […]

July 25, 2019

Many states have at-will employment provisions for employers and employees. This gives bosses a wide berth to fire people. For workers, there is often a wrongful termination avenue to look into. Long story short is, small business needs to know […]

July 18, 2019

Let’s talk about a tough subject for business owners and people in charge—burnout. Warning: This isn’t a zip-a-dee-doo-dah kind of post—burnout is a serious problem (that’s often ignored or swept under the rug). But we’re here to offer you some […]

July 12, 2019

The success of a business and a brand is not based on what one single person does, but in what an entire unit can accomplish together. Consider the African Proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you […]

July 9, 2019

Do you know what it costs when you make a bad hire? Do you know what it costs if one of your star employees leaves you to work for a competitor? If not you need to compute your Cost of […]

July 3, 2019

Last week I hosted/emceed the 3 day Small Business Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida hosted by the Jim Moran Institute and the Florida Small Business Development Center Network. One of the many breakout sessions I attended was focused on finances […]