Applauding Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders

March is Women’s History Month. Everybody should recognize and congratulate leading women, especially the entrepreneurs among us who create business opportunities that benefit everybody.       Laura Abler One important way we can advance the...

Better Habits for a Better Business

James Clear’s Atomic Habits is an excellent guide for anybody looking for a path to more success. In addition to its value for individuals, I believe it has more power when the principles are applied to any organization. Simply put, Atomic...

An Operational Tool Becomes a Diagnotic

Once in a while, when I’m reading about leadership best practices, I notice the mention of tools that, at first, sound kind of mundane. For example, a leadership blogger might talk about agendas or scorecards or forms that track special projects, or a grid that gets...

A Viewpoint on Agency Leadership

Marketing, Media, and Publishing challenge us because they are constantly changing. So, our skills and experience, while very important, must be matched with a set of beliefs and actions that focus on future success. To be successful at working in a changing industry...

Should You Hire an Outside Marketing Agency?

Small to mid-sized companies often lack the resources for a dedicated marketing team. Leaders of these businesses might be tempted take on their own marketing, or pawn it off on an existing employee. Can working with an outside marketing agency give you the experience...

The Workforce of the Future: Are You Ready?

We all know that the world of work is shifting. The impact of the COVID pandemic has significantly precipitated change, but many other factors contribute to the changes that we are seeing as well. Automation, globalization, and changes in the workforce contribute to...

Preparing for the Workforce of Tomorrow

Whether you are thinking about how to help your employees grow, or trying to make yourself better at what you do, you have to recognize one of your most important assignments: thriving in an era of constant change. Managing your career and supporting others is an even...

SMB Tech Concerns: What Are Your Top Three?

Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the US economy, driving employment, innovation, local development, and economic diversity. If you are part of an SMB, you should be proud – you and your organization can take credit for things like: Job...

Managing Cyber Security: How AI Can Help Your Business

Launched in 2022, ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot created by OpenAI. The tool has been in the news lately because it is able to answer questions, generate code, translate, calculate, and write prose. To offer our readers an introduction to the topic, we asked chatGPT...