Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a top priority for companies of all sizes – our business extends past our customers to affect the world in which we live. CSR dates at least as far back as the 1950s when economist Howard R. Bowen defined it as “the obligations of...

For decades, we’ve been bombarded with futuristic television shows like “The Jetsons” and sci-fi movies like “The Terminator” or “I, Robot”, that depict robots infiltrating our daily lives. While hopefully we’ll never have to fight evil robots trying to take over the world, the retail world is readying for a...

Here is an unfortunate reality: Most, if not all, leaders see themselves as a hero; yet evidence suggests that perhaps the majority of leaders are actually the villain. Consider Tom Coughlin. Tom Coughlin is the former successful head football coach of the New York Giants, having won two Super Bowls...

Look around you. What do you see? Do you have as many female employees as male employees? What about senior management? What’s the ratio in terms of the sexes? Furthermore, how well are minority groups represented in your organization and your leadership team? And, beyond the workforce, have you considered...

As you strive for a successful accounting career, you will come across a number of challenges. But don’t worry. We are here to help you with some of them. Here are three useful Excel functions that’ll help you on your journey to becoming a successful accountant. So, buckle up and...

Great internal communication among colleagues and teams is a prerequisite for great external communication with customers. And great communication with customers often results in high customer satisfaction and company growth. Besides, there is a direct correlation between employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX). Research, for instance, shows that companies...

The business leaders we speak and work with every day have a sense of the opportunity ahead. And they also recognize, and work to embrace, the uncertainty ahead after a decade of expansion and digital disruption on a grand scale. They foresee continued political change, geographical challenges and, of course,...

Joel Rose is the co-founder and CEO of New Classrooms, a nonprofit organization that brings personalized learning to students nationwide, and helps schools redesign classrooms and curricula in order to customize teaching and learning. New Classrooms’ program, Teach to One, offers innovative solutions to personalize math learning for middle and...

This month is Black History Month, a time when the nation recalls the victories, inventions, and strides of African Americans in United States history, so what better way to honor Black History Month this month (and all year long) then to spotlight black entrepreneurs and those distributing multi-million (and billion) dollar businesses....