CEO Agenda

Your Team Should See People, Not Dollar Signs: The pressure is on in the business world — pressure to be the biggest and best, to have the highest sales and most market share. That’s important. Competitive spirit is what keeps a business alive, growing and thriving. But when you’re focused...

As green technologies expand and more and more focus on green construction develops, there is an increased concern about how this will affect lone worker safety. With unique challenges in building these new constructions, there are also new safety measures that need to be implemented. These are vital to review...

Jerks At Work Are Rarely A Success: It’s almost common knowledge that leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates ran their companies with an iron fist. Unfortunately, these leaders are unicorns and not the norm. And as exceptions go, statistically it’s not what works in most cases or for most...

Textiles form an important constituent of shopping for any traveler irrespective of the nationality or creed. Shopping for fine clothing is quite exciting, and also forms an important souvenir in memory of the place. Right from a historic perspective, textiles is an essential style statement and possession for people who...

Reading tea leaves is risky, especially when it comes to technology. A misguided prediction can result in an awful amount of egg on the face. And it’s the kind of embarrassment that can linger. Just ask Ed Colligan, former CEO of Palm, Inc. who, in 2006, shrugged at the news...

Within the first five years, more than 50% of all small businesses fail. This high failure rate prompts many business owners to ask, “How do you define a “win” for my business?” After all, no one wants to celebrate a false victory. Fortunately, there are many examples of winning strategies...

We invest loads of energy and cash putting things on our faces; however, what we don’t understand is that more than what we put on our face, what we intake counts. In the past, dermatologists used to be of the opinion that except if you wipe oily fingers all over...

The jewelry industry has long since been considered a high-risk industry for payment processors. The reason for this is the higher rates of returns and chargebacks on expensive items. Merchant Processing Profit Margins The profit margins for merchant processors are typically not extraordinary. It is for this reason that merchant...

As shoppers, millennials have a high amount of buying power and market influence. If you aren’t already tapping into this demographic, you are missing out on a major group of consumers. To take advantage of this growing and multifaceted audience, here are a few things to keep in mind. Why...

You may find this hard to believe, but organizations are about as successful at realizing organizational goals as individuals are at achieving their new year’s resolutions.  If that sounds bad on its face, consider the supporting evidence. According to the University of Scranton, 92% of people fail to achieve their...