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Words of Wisdom
One Word of Advice for the Next Generation Sometimes, the best advice is short and sweet. We challenged business professionals to offer one word of advice to the next generation of aspiring leaders. OPTIMISM When I was a child, my dad would encourage me by bringing a finger to his chin and telling me, […]
Building an Exceptional Executive Team
Local CEOs Share Their Hiring Secrets CEOs hold the reigns of a company. They make major corporate decisions, manage operations and resources, and work to meet the needs of both their customers and their employees. Yet one of the most important roles of a CEO is to surround themselves with a top-performing leadership team. With […]
Avoiding Talent Turnover
Employee Retention Strategies Over the course of the last five months, companies have experienced some of the most unpredictable and unforeseen circumstances that have changed the way we will look at business forever. While not all companies have been forced to reduce their staffs, others have. Now more than ever, businesses must depend on […]
The Gold Club 2020
30 Influential Business Leaders “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter Tyson Hall, PhD Graduate Dean, Southern Adventist University Years with company: 15 Oversees: All aspects of graduate education, providing academic, administrative, and strategic […]
Pandemics & Paradigms
How COVID-19 Is Shaping the Future Investors reward companies with richer equity valuations for squeezing out marginal costs. Investors also punish companies with lower valuations for unproductive assets and idle capital. In the internet age, corporations and governments have taken advantage of network infrastructure to expand markets and eliminate operational inefficiencies. Boosting operating leverage […]
Lump Sum vs. Dollar Cost Averaging
Which Is Better? Some people go swimming by diving into the pool; others prefer to edge into the water gradually, especially if the water is cold. A decision about putting money into an investment can be somewhat similar. Is it best to invest your money all at once, putting a lump sum into something […]
Centennial Succession
By Holly Morse-Ellington For generations, area companies have been dreamed up, developed, and sustained by local families who are not only dedicated to their businesses but also committed to the people and prosperity of our community. Through significant investments in time, money, and sweat equity, many of these companies have changed generational hands, […]
Hints for Hiring
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in April 2019, which is the lowest jobless rate since December 1969. A growing economy means that companies have an opportunity to expand – but not without finding the right people. With such a low unemployment rate, businesses report that finding and retaining good people is one of […]
She.E.O.
By Lucy Morris “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” –Lalah Delia, Author Women’s participation in traditionally male-dominated fields like logistics, construction, and technology has been on the rise for the past 40 years, with certain sectors seeing vast shifts in employment and leadership roles. For example, in the STEM (Science, […]
Best Advice I Ever Received
“If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.” – J. Loren Norris, Leadership Speaker & Author What does it take to be successful? Business acumen, hard work, the right timing – the list could go on. Many leaders point back to mentors or people who have helped them […]