As a manager or supervisor, you must face the toxic employee matter directly and confidently. This is not a time to pretend the problem doesn’t exist, though certainly that would be most [...]
Harvard University recently retracted the admissions letters of 10 in coming freshman students after university officials found on social media that the students shared Facebook memes that [...]
One of our consultants talked with a refrigerator repairman the other day. The repairman is an independent businessman who works throughout the United States repairing industrial refrigeration [...]
Today is the day that we recognize and celebrate the sacrifices and remember the dedication and lives of American men and women who died during their service in the Armed Forces of the United [...]
A neat workspace that has “everything in its place” is one where it is comfortable (even fun) to work. But that’s not all: such an environment also reduces stress and excess mental pressure. If [...]
Being forced to reduce staff is unpleasant no matter when it must be done. However, the implementation, adaptation and use of lean guidelines allows a business to operate more efficiently and [...]
Reviewing numbers every quarter, the manufacturing manager knew and recognized that business was slow. After all, he worked in sales three days a week, travelling all over the East Coast [...]
Have you ever heard the adage “price is what you pay; value is what you receive”? When it comes to reviewing whether a prospective company will be a good fit for your needs, price [...]
A business owner contacted our firm last week about a variety of business matters which we were successfully able to address. However, during the conversation, this business owner stated that he [...]
A community leader had a discussion with one of our consultants the other day. As the discussion unfolded, we talked about prizes our firm awarded but were not used by winners at a recent [...]
