Is Online or In-Person More Creative?
By Susan Robertson The short answer? BOTH. Or NEITHER. It’s solely dependent on how the meeting is structured and managed, A recent study found that online interactions result in less creativity than face-to-face. The reason: when online, people mostly stare at...
Consumer Insight is Crucial to Closing a Complex Sale by Jill J. Johnson, MBA
A sale is classified as complex when it involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty, as well as when it involves a larger number of people in the process than just the final consumer. As more people are involved in a sales decision, the more complex the sale...
Why Innovation Should Be More like Easter Eggs by Susan Robertson
Every year in the spring, Amy B., a buyer for a large retail chain store, hosts an Easter egg decorating teambuilding party, where she and a bunch of her suppliers spend an entire afternoon coloring and bedazzling hard-boiled eggs. None of them bring their kids—they...
“Invisible Warriors” – by Dr. Gregory Cooke
This event is being hosted and promoted by the Women's Bureau/Department of Labor. In honor of Black History Month, the Women's Bureau invites you to a screening of "Invisible Warriors," a documentary by historian and retired professor Gregory Cooke about the 600,000...
Effective Networking in a Virtual World by Jill Johnson
With the shift to our new virtual world, you have probably found it more difficult to build and sustain professional relationships. Yet, the virtual technologies we are all using have actually expanded our opportunities to network and build connections. We are no...
Business is Blooming by Russell Trahan
Regardless of what date the calendar shows, business is blooming – and the season for sowing success is officially here. The ways businesses can promote themselves is blooming, too – blogs, podcasts, social media, website search engine optimization, television,...
Six Mindsets To Breathe Oxygen Into Your People by Jason Barger
We all could use a deep breath. Most teams and companies are still figuring out how to help support their people and engage with them remotely, in hybrid settings, and in-person gatherings. With all that businesspeople have been navigating: differing modes of communication, the expansion of remote workers, global health, issues of racism, social injustice and equity, political and economic uncertainty, they are also expected to maximize the experience, product or service that you are delivering to the marketplace. Deep breaths are needed.
How Gratitude Can Strengthen And Grow A Business During A Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has affected people in every way imaginable, including the way they view their life. For some, the pandemic has made them stop taking good things and people in their life for granted; for others, the silver linings are harder to find. Having and...
Rules to Being a Really Lousy Leader by Mark Oristano
Bad leaders have something over the good ones. Bad leaders have much better job security. Why? Simple. They run off anybody who is a threat to them before any damage can be done. Bad leadership is an art form. It’s not easy to make yourself into the kind of leader who...