Mark Sheffert: Effective leaders use crisis to force change
Addictive behaviors start out casually, with minor unacceptable behavior. Over time, the behavior grows more and more out of control, but it is tolerated and eventually becomes the norm. Often, it takes a major crisis before the addict will attempt to change his or her ways.
Energy conservation tips to improve your bottom line
Businesses looking to reduce costs and improve their competitive standing would be well served to examine their company’s energy use.
RELATED CONTENTNicole Lipkin: Managing the 'Me First' generation
Generation Y comprises 73 million workers or soon-to-be members of the workforce – the largest influx since 78 million baby boomers entered the workforce two generations ago. It’s a new world and a workplace revolution is creating some friction between the new workers and their entrenched superiors.
RELATED CONTENTEric Giltner: Keys to a winning business partnership
Mutual interests and shared experiences do not guarantee a profitable working relationship. The partners in any organization need to have a shared vision of the position staked out for the business and intentions for the future for any business partnership to work.
RELATED CONTENTMatthew Mohr: A primer on financial ratios
Although financial ratios are taught in basic financial management courses, they are important tools to use and understand, even when performing the most sophisticated financial analysis.
RELATED CONTENTJack Geller: Joining the underserved
The Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force presented the state legislature and Governor Tim Pawlenty with recommendations on how to improve rural broadband access in the state.
RELATED CONTENTMatthew Mohr: Persistence drives sales success 
Statistics show most person-to-person sales representatives give up too soon. Many sales require up to five face-to-face interactions with a potential customer before the customer actually buys the product.
RELATED CONTENTSearch engine optimization drives web traffic
Having a website is crucial for businesses today. But it’s only the price of admission — not a guarantee of visibility in the online world.
Businesses grapple with social media use
Social media is high on the boardroom agendas of many businesses and nonprofits across the country, fueled by daily increases in consumer time spent on social networking sites.
Corporate giving advice
During the holiday season not-for-profit organizations and charities tend to increase calls for donations from “corporate citizens.”
Education legislation leaves room for improvement
At a monthly education stakeholders forum in September, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made it clear that he intends to rewrite the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act.
The destructive path of ego-driven leadership
I’ve worked with hundreds of failing companies. One common denominator that seems to cause the greatest destruction is the leader with a larger-than-life ego.
Health care reform needed
We are blessed to have the nation’s best health care delivery system. But the way our nation finances and pays for all this great care is a total mess.
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