CEO Agenda

Virginia Beach, Virginia, was ranked as the most caring city in the United States for 2019, according to the folks at WalletHub, followed by Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The study also revealed that Americans donated over $427 billion in 2018 in charitable giving. The least...

Injuries resulting from manual lifting and handling activities are among the leading causes of workplace-related musculoskeletal disorders. While manual lifting is a critical and unavoidable process in the workplace, business owners can adopt various measures to reduce injuries. Let’s discuss some of these measures. Training Business owners are tasked with...

In present times, a well-defined target market is highly important. The small companies can compete with the larger ones when these focus on targeting a niche market. Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) thinks that there are three steps in the analysis of the product export target market. Initially, it is segmented,...

One of the most frequent phrases you’ll find in articles about modern technologies is how we’re living in the age of data. Such a statement is so common because it’s true - we have access to more data than ever before. And we’re using it in a lot of ways!...

What do these three things have in common? Amazon Prime – Amazon’s $120/year membership service, with an estimated 100 million members Gmail – Google’s free e-mail platform, with more than 1.5 billion active users McCafe – McDonalds’ highly successful café offering The answer: All three ideas came from employees, not...

The holiday season adds another layer of stress to the busy workplace. It abbreviates the work month and adds in staff events, without lessening any of the workload. As an organizational leader, maintaining calm and focus at the helm is necessary for the good of the company and your own...

In the context of our increasingly disrupted, globalizing, and multicultural world, leaders greatly appreciate the security and comfort of clear-cut strategic plans for the future. After all, following our in-the-moment intuitions frequently leads to business disasters, and strategic plans help prevent such problems. Tragically, popular strategic business analyses meant to...

I'm sure you'll recognize the moment. You've just gotten your act together and rounded out the building of your team. And it's a nice team. You've got a couple of great people around you who make you think, "I can win the war with them!” But the moment doesn't last....

Fees. Costs. Charges.  They’re all words capable of inducing a shudder, a grimace, or a resigned roll of the eyes. And, when we want something, we often just sigh, open our wallets, and pay the fee - before we’re even sure what we’re actually paying for. Credit card processing fees...

Content is the lifeblood of so many businesses. Without content, many companies would fail. The problem is, the more content you have, the harder it gets to manage. That’s where a good Content Management System (CMS) comes into play.  Naturally, that brings up the question - what is content management?...