Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies Inspire Innovation
Sept. 19, 2013 - One of the desired effects of sustainable businesses and workplace cultures is innovation. It springs from employees who are engaged in their work and satisfied with their company's commitment to social and environmental responsibility. This year's winners in the 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies competition show how the practice of sustainability helps us all.
Service Providers Can Now Obtain Sustainability Certification
Sept. 19, 2013 - Certification to NSF Protocol P391 helps companies meet state and federal procurement guidelines for sustainable services as well as demonstrate their commitment to environmental, labor and social responsibility practices.
Three Personal Tips to put Green into Your Office Environment
Sept. 19, 2013 Create an environmentally friendly workplace lifestyle that includes the flow of green information to and from our personal lives. This new way of living and exchange will benefit employees and families in a manageable and expansive way.
Online Reputation Management: What others say can hurt, or help you
Sept. 12, 2013 - What people say online about your business - good or bad - can have a significant effect on your bottom line. With more than 70 percent of consumers trusting online reviews as much as personal recommendations, and 60 percent of potential customers using the Internet to find out more about your business, your online reputation is something to pay attention to. But, do you? Do you even know where to look?
How to Avoid ‘Groupthink’
Sept. 12, 2013 - If you are a family business the groupthink theory has to scare you. Can groups get to good decisions if the main goal is harmony and conformity?
What Leaders Fear Most, But Shouldn’t – the F Word in Leadership
Sept. 12, 2013 - Fear of failure limits your success if you don't learn to master it. It's a tricky fear, though, because it shows up with many faces-some obvious and some not. The first step in dealing with fear of failure is recognizing it.
5 Steps to Actually Reach Your Business Goals
Aug. 29, 2013 - Put this five-step process of action planning and accountability in place and you'll be astounded by the amount of important projects that get done each quarter.
Winners Build Business Success Through Strength in Diversity
Aug. 29, 2013 - Diversity is not just good. It's better. While few would argue with that statement–the saying "a cord of many strings is not easily broken" comes to mind-Âthe reality is that firms large and small are becoming stronger by embracing diversity at all levels. Winners of the Corp! Salute to Diversity Awards show how their programs create a culture of inclusion, innovation and success.
Living and Breathing Pizza A Domino’s Career From Fliers to Corporate
Aug. 22, 2013 - He's been a pizza guy since he was 12. 12! Now he aspires to owning 40 Domino's stores by the time he's 40 - with just two years to go he feels he's on track. Many of those stores will be targeted to the Hispanic market, something Reece Arroyave knows well.
Road Scholars Tour Takes Faculty to Communities, Businesses
Aug. 29, 2013 - Michigan Road Scholars Tour continues to work to dispel the idea that the University of Michigan is too big and far removed from those who, through the state's publicly funded system, have at least an arm's length ownership.
How to Limit Top Talent Turnover
Aug. 22, 2013 - With the economy gaining steam, how do you keep key employees who may consider offers to jump ship? Organizations must focus on recognition, career development and trust if they want to engage and retain their high performers.
The Difference Between Leaders and Managers? Less Than You Think!
Aug. 22, 2013 - While the leader may set the overall vision and direction for the organization, the managers then bring it to life within their particular areas. People who cannot do that should not be managers- or leaders. The fact is no one can single-handedly lead a large organization.
12 Tips to Take Charge and Build Success
Aug. 15, 2013 - To be successful does take hard work and a good plan. But, it can be done. And, you can be honest and treat people fairly and with respect. You must own yourself and build capabilities that will allow you to survive no matter what happens to the economy or your employer.
‘The Biggest Heart In Town’
August 2013 - Vivian Pickard is not only president of the GM Foundation, but also the director of Corporate Relations for General Motors Corp. That is a powerful role by any measure. Pickard is a standout role model to business leaders everywhere. Her workday might mean helping to muster emergency aid and volunteers for tornado victims, speaking to community groups or presenting a check to Habitat for Humanity. She can handle it all - her passion for giving back has deep roots, where from age 10 her family made a commitment to making a difference in their community.
How You Can Cash in on R&D Tax Credits
Aug. 15, 2013 - Don't miss out on a lucrative, but often overlooked tax credit that can reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax savings.
How to Keep Talent After the Crisis
Aug. 8, 2013 - As companies struggled to survive the Great Recession, many chose to directly involve their employees in the challenge. They asked the question "what can we do together to cut costs and survive through the crisis period?" Most of these companies not only survived but also came out of the crisis stronger.
Why Staff Training Pays for Itself
Aug. 8, 2013 - Engaging in a training program focused on a key result area can create a tremendous return on investment. And the best time to do it, experts say, is when your company is so busy it doesn't have time to train managers and employees.
Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies Set the Standard for Success
Aug. 8, 2013 - Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2013 deliver on the promise to treat employees right. Highlighting best practices in human resource programs, the National Association For Business Resources assesses companies big and small that have developed positive and productive work environments. The end result? Valued and energized workers translate into success.
Foundation Enhances Top Teachers Through Business Exchange
Aug. 1, 2013 - Few professions are more important than teaching. And to make that profession even more pertinent and far reaching, the Oakland Schools Education Foundation has stepped up with a business-teacher exchange program for top teachers.
It’s Just Plain Rude!
Aug. 1, 2013 - We get upset if someone isn't instantly available to us via cell phone - like a dog on a leash. We answer our phones for an unknown caller right in the middle of a face-to-face conversation as if the person we are with doesn't really matter. Somehow we have failed to develop the etiquette that should accompany new communication technology.
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