A new job, like a new marriage, brims with excitement. Often the job does result in success and brings even further opportunity. Like a prenuptial agreement, however, it is wise to plan for a separation when such high stakes are involved. A severance agreement protects executives employed on an at-will...

Highly sought-after, highly influential, highly respected, highly compensated. These are some of the ways people describe your position as CEO or member of the executive staff. The descriptors may be accurate, but then there’s the rest of the story. Running a company is difficult, complex, disagreeable, stressful and often thankless....

The disruptive threats facing businesses today may be driven by any of the tremendous shifts in demographics, technology, the workforce, the economy, natural resources, and countless other changes affecting how we live and how society functions. Addressing these shifts by deploying advanced technologies, hiring millennial employees, launching into a new...

Consider this; the US economy grew at an impressive 4.2% annualized growth rate in the second quarter of 2018. This figure was revised upward reflecting more business-spending on software, and the forward trend looks to sustain a robust 3% annual growth rate for all of 2018. The last time that...

Las Vegas was named as the "most fun" city in the United States for 2018; meanwhile, Pearl City rounded out the list and came in at the "least fun" city in America. Las Vegas - The most fun city in the United States, 2018. Turns out, topping the list of...

Marshall Goldsmith, leading thinker and business educator, reminds us in the title of his excellent book that What got you here won’t get you there. The qualities and competencies that got you to this senior leadership role are unlikely to help you succeed in this role. Most of us began...

Thanks to its relatively low cost of living compared with its booming job market and higher incomes, Dallas suburb Frisco, Texas has become the best city to live in the U.S. for 2018, according to Money Magazine’s annual best places to live list. Amazingly, many of the best cities to...

The world of e-commerce is an exciting one. As technology continues to advance and make the e-commerce experience a more convenient and smoother one for consumers, market forces are also working to change how e-commerce businesses can most effectively reach potential customers. Below are three key insights into e-commerce that...

A new report from American Express has found that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) spend an average of £1 million ($1,347,635) each on business expenditure every year. Among the biggest costs a business faces are new staff (24%), paying suppliers (20%), and investing in technology (19%). But what about the...