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The scene is the employee canteen in DePuySynthes in Ringaskiddy, a site later to win the Shingo Prize for excellence in Lean. I am running 3 employee workshops every day as part of my Rapid Mass Engagement (RME) culture change process. A shop-floor employee, Paul Deasy, and I are discussing...

The driving forces behind the most critical element of America's current marketplace and the future of the economy are the women of color. The women of color are the founders and owners of the country's leading businesses and organizations. This is due to the different causes for women entrepreneurs, which...

Regular running is satisfying, but if you are the competitive type, even greater satisfaction lies in running faster and longer. Progress can be a wonderful motivator. If you want to improve as a runner, you can (and should) do supplemental training, which involves strength training, flexibility, and technique work. The...

Making decisions is something we have to deal with on a daily basis in every situation. The decision-making process becomes more complicated when we have a variety of options to choose from. There is also the possibility that our irrational human trait is influenced by the way an information is...

Customers are increasingly buying products on the Internet or researching businesses online before buying. According to a Pew Research study, about 80 percent of Americans say they shop online. E-retail sales globally surpassed $5.2 trillion in 2021, and forecasters say that one-quarter of sales globally will be made online by...

Now, more than ever, it's becoming more common to have teams that include recent high-school graduates and workers up through their 60s and beyond. While we expect the younger generations to step into the workforce, we may not expect older generations to remain as long as they have been.   It...

Ask anyone starting a business and they’ll tell you they want to make a difference, whether it’s in their specific industry, their local community, or the world. Making an impact, and an income, is on the mind of every individual considering taking the leap and pursuing entrepreneurship; it was certainly...

This year has been challenging in many ways possible, and as we start to approach the tail-end of what would be considered a whirlwind of uphill battles, the outlook going into 2023 for business owners will require a mental and physical shift to ensure they succeed. Economic concerns remain high...

I started financial planning and management a little later than I should have. We all tend to become too lackadaisical and over-confident in our abilities to handle financial issues. But, finances and their management involve long-term efforts with significant forethought. Yes, you cannot be prepared for every financially intensive incident...

It comes as no surprise that the United States is officially the most Twitter-obsessed country in the world, a new CEOWORLD magazine study reveals Japan and India were ranked second and third on the list. The study revealed that Brazil ranks as the fourth most Twitter-obsessed country in the world,...