• Social Enterprise… A Business with a Blogging Conscience

Everything has intended and unintended consequences. As the world’s population increases due to better health care and nutrition delivery, the unintended consequences include increasing poverty rates and environmental damage. Out of these unintended consequences has grown an industry made up of soci...

• Suppliers Go Deep Into the Market with Multi-Channel Networks and YouTube

The Multi-Channel Network is a growing phenomenon that takes YouTube to a new level of influence. It is an advertising model that holds great promise for suppliers pursuing brand awareness.- By Wilfred Smith

• The Social Capital of Online Communities is Embedded in Trust

Enterprise social capital accrues from online communities designed to build participant trust and active participation. It begins with trust building.- By Joshua Ferdinand

• The Country of Georgia Should Be on U.S. Investor’s Minds

Georgia is on the move as it builds a strong economy. Its gateway location and economic and business reforms should put Georgia on U.S. business minds. - By William Bell

• Financial Services Industry, Technology and Supplier Innovation

The conservative financial services industry is experiencing a technological transformation accompanied by increased cyber security risks. This sets the stage for supplier innovation. - By James Hsu

• Inviting Frontline and Mid-Level Leaders to Join the Learning Journey

Inviting Frontline and Mid-Level Leaders to Join the Learning JourneyThink the 70/20/10 principles apply only to senior leaders? Think again because frontline and mid-level managers are the people who translate strategy into execution.

• The Power of Collaboration

The Power of CollaborationSavings, Strategic Growth, and Enhanced Capabilities All Come From Collaboration

• Meeting the New Hiring Challenges of Global Onboarding Programs

Diversity managers know intuitively that diversity programs add value to the organization. Applying the ROI Methodology proves it through metrics.

• Who Owns Your Data-Consumerism Reinvented

Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Meet in Social NetworksInnovative businesses have active social networks that the entire organization can utilize. It is a system that promotes the free flow of innovation-producing knowledge

• Few U.S. Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations of Foreign Workers

Few U.S. Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations of Foreign WorkersAs foreign-born workers make up a larger share of the U.S. workforce, more employers will be dealing with language limitations. But a new survey by The Conference Board finds that a majority of employers are doing...

• Corporate Boards Increasingly Driving Enterprise Risk Management

Corporate Boards Increasingly Driving Enterprise Risk ManagementMore corporate boards are driving enterprise risk management (ERM), but despite progress, ERM has yet to become embedded in most companies’ day-to-day activities, according to a report released by The Conference Board.

• A Winning Strategy: Anticipating and Managing Disruptive Innovation

Disruption is often considered a negative force that threatens business success. In an age of constant change, disruption has become a path to innovation.

• In China’s Shadow, Taiwan Offers MWBEs Tremendous Business Opportunities

In China’s Shadow, Taiwan Offers MWBEs Tremendous Business OpportunitiesTaiwan’s small size does not match the enormity of the business opportunities

• Minority Businesses Need to Be Eco Sharp

Minority Businesses Need to Be Eco SharpIn the Oregon town of Lake Oswego, an African American company is developing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that reduces aircraft weight and eliminates the need to carry onboard fuel. This UAV aircraft uses renewable solar energy with rechargeable ultracapac...

• Making Data-Driven Decisions Using Human Capital Analytics

Making Data-Driven Decisions Using Human Capital Analytics

• Restoring Civility in the Workplace Among All Employees

The typical workforce now consists of employees who work in the office, remotely, or both. A trend of increasing incivility in the personal online lives of people has crept into online work lives. It is damaging to employee engagement and productivity and harms the business.

• Bring On the Innovation: Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement

A culture of continuous improvement supports successful shared services organizations. The first two challenges in developing this culture: Changing mindsets to embrace change innovation; and developing metrics and analytics to measure success. - By Valerie Gomez

• Transforming Social Networks into Employee Collaboration Networks

Transforming Social Networks into Employee Collaboration Networks The real power of social networking is its ability to promote collaboration. The challenge for businesses is making it happen in a way that gets the most results.

• Growing Supplier Capacity through Leadership Development

Growing Supplier Capacity through Leadership DevelopmentHigh performing suppliers need high performing leadership, and client organizations are helping them develop the right skills for success.

• Leadership Development Strategies for the Modern Organization

Leadership Development Strategies for the Modern OrganizationLeadership development needs to reflect the changing needs of both the organization and the workforce. Strategies should incorporate things such as soft skills development and blended learning opportunities that include immersive, virtual,...

• CEO Murray Martin Showcases Diversity at Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes is well known for being a leader in the development of mailing, shipping and postage equipment and services. Customers also know the company is a leader in software development including location intelligence applications, secure tracking, data management and document composition and im...

• Plugging the Social Media Time Drain with Management Best Practices

Plugging the Social Media Time Drain with Management Best Practices

• Indian Firms Slowly Embrace Enterprise Risk Management

Indian Firms Slowly Embrace Enterprise Risk ManagementIntense global competition and rapid growth are forcing Indian firms to examine corporate enterprise risk management (ERM) elsewhere, especially in Europe, Australia and North America, where the process is more mature, concludes a report by The C...

• Purpose-Driven Leadership: A Pathway to Diversity and Inclusion

Throughout the business world, diversity and inclusion are terms which are alternatively embraced and dreaded. While most businesses acknowledge that diverse and inclusive organizations are important for long-term business success, creating such an environment is easier said than done. Entrenched ...

• Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability Reporting

Standardization still eludes sustainability reporting, but the foundation of every report should be transparency and accountability.

• A Primer on Doing Business in Africa: Ghana

Located on Africa’s Western Coast, Ghana is often cited as one of the continent’s success stories. The country has a stable government, ranked second after Mauritius on the 2009 Failed States Index for African nations. A former British colony, it was the first sub-Saharan nation to achieve colonia...

• Linking Internal Leadership Development and Business Goals Drives Value

Developing internal leaders creates a business performance engine that drives up value. The fuel comes from linking leadership development to business goals.

• Cost Effective Approaches that Create Business Value

Cost effective approaches to creating business value go beyond traditional resource reductions. They focus instead on ways to empower each of the components in an integrated organization.

• Strategic Partnering for Success and Innovation

Minority and women business enterprises (MWBEs) are often hampered by barriers between where they are and where they want to be. On one side, you have established corporate practices barring historically underrepresented businesses, like MWBEs from becoming suppliers. On the other side, there are ot...

• Collaborative Computing Offers MWBEs Expanding Opportunities

Anytime the word ‘collaborative’ is used, the implication is that there will be some sort of sharing and interaction. When people collaborate, they work together to achieve something greater than could be achieved working alone. That is the same principle behind “collaborative computing.” The princi...

• Emerging Economy of Bangladesh Offers Range of MWBE Opportunities

According to the statistics maintained by the United States CIA, Bangladesh is growing economically. That is remarkable considering the many well known problems the country grapples with, including violent storms, a weak infrastructure and a largely agricultural based economy. Don’t be thinking thes...

• Letting the Market Drive the Corporate Sustainability Model

Letting the Market Drive the Corporate Sustainability ModelMarket driven sustainability models recognize that external forces are driving a need for supplier alliances that compound results.

• Developing Leaders with Global Agility

Lessons for US and Global Women and Minority Businesses. By Sherry Bloom

• Developing Disabled Veteran Inclusive External Marketing and Communications Plans

Inclusiveness of disabled veterans and other people with disabilities is not limited to the workforce. It is also a principle that should permeate marketing and communications plans.

• Boundary Spanning Leadership for a Networked World

Boundary Spanning Leadership for a Networked WorldTraditional leadership styles don’t fit well in the interconnected business world that exists today. What is called for is leaders who can span redefined boundaries.

• Flying Food Group Takes Quality into the Skies

Do airlines serve five-star quality food? Yes, if it’s the superior meals prepared by Flying Food Group that carefully matches the food to the destination. - By Simone Summers

• Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of Exclusion

Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of ExclusionChanging the global professional golf industry's culture of exclusion has proven to be a slow process. What can businesses learn from this process?

• To Benefit from Business Coaching: Think Golf Lessons!

To get the most out of business coaching, think in terms of golf lessons. Start the process with goals and a willingness to explore biases and new approaches. - By Vincent Pane

• Wanted: Food and Beverage Industry Suppliers Ready to Innovate and Collaborate

The food and beverage industry is one of the most volatile industries found today due to a mix of complex factors like climate change and changing customer preferences. It is the ideal setting for innovative and collaborative suppliers to start or grow their businesses.------By James Hsu

• Offshoring or Domestic Outsourcing in the Financial Services Industry

The financial services industry continues to face headwinds in the post-Recession era. In an effort to cut costs, the big question is: Offshoring, domestic outsourcing, or both?- By James Hsu

• Smart Grid Where’s the Value?

Smart Grid Where’s the Value?The energy companies that provide us with the heat and electricity we use in our homes have been criticized a lot in recent years. Experts have said that the billing systems and price rises that these corporations impose on consumers are underhand, and unclear to consume...

• Using External Big Data to Drive Insights into Opportunities

Using External Big Data to Drive Insights into OpportunitiesExtracting business insights from external Big Data is a complex challenge. Companies mastering that challenge are discovering new opportunities that enhance competitiveness.

• The Big Picture: Comprehensive Measurement of Inclusion of Veterans

The Big Picture: Comprehensive Measurement of Inclusion of VeteransHistorically, the results of veteran and other inclusion programs have been measured in a piecemeal manner with metrics offering information about factors like recruitment totals and spend per FTE. Metrics that give a more comprehens...

• Volkswagen’s CFO Hardy Brennecke Adds Family to Cultural Diversity Goals

Volkswagen’s CFO Hardy Brennecke Adds Family to Cultural Diversity GoalsYou can get a whole new perspective on diversity by talking to Hardy Brennecke who is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Volkswagen Group of America. His area of responsibility includes the entire U.S. b...

• New Era of Value Creation Through Corporate-Aboriginal Economic Unions

New Era of Value Creation Through Corporate-Aboriginal Economic UnionsBuilding economic bridges between corporate Canada and Aboriginal businesses benefits the country as a whole. Creating successful value-creating alliances is just common sense.

• Chinese Factories Closing In Response to Financial Crisis

Chinese Factories Closing In Response to Financial CrisisDesperate Chinese companies offer deep price cuts for MWBEs

• Keeping Diversity and Inclusion Programs Moving Ahead

Putting a diversity and inclusion program in place and reporting benchmarked results does not guarantee progress. Results must be connected to improved strategizing and decision-making

• Maneuvering the Fairways, Traps and Greens of Business

Maneuvering the Fairways, Traps and Greens of BusinessAsk any business person to compare the current economic environment to a golf course, and it would probably be described as one big sand trap. Sometimes, the business environment seems to present one obstacle or trap after another – new governmen...

• Best Practices and Benchmarking for Supplier Diversity

Best Practices and Benchmarking for Supplier Diversity

• Moving Away From Performance Reviews to Performance Management

Annual performance reviews may one day become a thing of the past because they fail to engage and motivate employees. The new trend is ongoing performance management which is better suited for today's diverse and dispersed workforce.

• Communication is at the Heart of Developing Change Management Leaders

Business leaders at all levels of the organization are expected to have change management skills. Yet, many organizations have not invested in developing the most important skill a change champion needs – being an effective change communicator.By Dave Desouza

• Small Manufacturers Eying the Industry 4.0 Transformation

Small Manufacturers Eying the Industry 4.0 Transformation Industry 4.0 is thought of as an event that applies to large manufacturers because it includes stepping into the realm of sophisticated technologies like AI and IoT. The truth is that Industry 4.0 is as valuable to small businesses as it is t...

• Changes To Data Privacy Views, Practices, And Laws Have Widespread Impact

Canadians are increasingly conscious of their digital privacy. As their views and behaviors change, businesses and lawmakers race to adapt.

• Building a Brand Around Sustainability Key to Technology Success

Sustainability is quickly becoming a watchword for minority firms looking for contracts in the technology industry. Clients care about the environmental impact all the way down the supply chain, and minority owned businesses that can help provide solutions to sustainability issues are in high deman...

• Self-Preservation Biases Serve Self and Influence Decision-Making

There are dozens of biases that impact people’s views of the world and their decision-making process. One of the types of biases frequently found in the workplace is self-preservation bias.

• Building Capacity Through Relationships with Financial Services Companies

Leveraging relationships with financial services is a strategy for capacity building. It is a way to break down hurdles to accessing the capital needed for growth. - By Wilfred Smith

• A “Better” Workforce

A “Better” WorkforceHow far should a company go to improve its workforce? What type of “self-improvement” culture should an organization adopt? In The Conference Board Review’s Summer 2009 cover story, writer Michael Schrage seeks to address these questions—and the many uncomfortable and provocative...

• Learning to Manage Attention as a Leadership Development Strategy

Learning to Manage Attention as a Leadership Development StrategyIt is easy to get sidetracked as technology gains people’s attention. Losing focus on personal learning can hinder job performance and suppress leadership development.

• Using Social Technologies to Find the Future Business Leaders

Using Social Technologies to Find the Future Business LeadersInnovative companies are capitalizing on social technologies as transformational tools for developing connected workplaces.

• Gaining a New Perspective on the Dodd-Frank Act

From any perspective the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act has been frustratingly slow. For savvy businesses, suppliers and consultants, it offers a sea of opportunities. - By Ravi Singh

• Placing A Firm Value On Innovation Culture

Placing A Firm Value On Innovation CultureChange is the only constant. In a global economy with rapidly changing circumstances, from trade disputes to pandemics, companies that cannot change will certainly fail. Innovation must be endemic to organizational culture to succeed in the long-term.

• Protecting Ethics, Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability in Global Supply Chains

Protecting Ethics, Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability in Global Supply ChainsMany companies require their suppliers to accept a Code of Conduct addressing ethical behavior, human rights and environmental sustainability. For business leaders, the challenge is ensuring the words are put int...

• Growing Leaders At Every Level

Growing Leaders At Every Level Business growth demands multi-level leadership development strategies

• Need for Financial Services Cybersecurity Presents Business Opportunities

The financial services industry is under cyberattack, and usually from unknown sources. The need for innovative approaches to cybersecurity has never been greater. - By Donna Benjamin

• Building a Culture of Compliance is the Key Driver in Widespread Use of Anti-Corruption Programs

Building a Culture of Compliance is the Key Driver in Widespread Use of Anti-Corruption ProgramsThe commitment of senior corporate management leadership and personal convictions are the most important drivers in company decisions to strengthen anti-corruption programs, according to a report released...

• Mastering Metrics and Measurements to Improve Innovation

Quantifying the innovation process with metrics and measurements can improve results by driving strategy and performance. Choosing the intended results is the first step. - By Shaniqua Thomas

• Managers Know Intuitively that the ROI on Diversity Recruitment is Good for Business

The new hire must learn the employer’s business methods and job responsibilities, while also adapting to a unique culture.

• Managing the Multigenerational Workforce Through Engagement

Just when it seems as if businesses have coped with everything imaginable, they are experiencing a new challenge: a workforce made of at least four generations.

• How the World’s Biggest Corporations Are Making Themselves Sustainable

Sustainability often means taking care from the top to the bottom of the supply chain. Here, the unique sustainability approaches of companies of all types are showcased.

• Financing and Managing Business Growth

In today’s business environment, minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) face steep challenges and unprecedented opportunities. By most accounts, minority communities will comprise some 40% of the U.S. population by the middle of the century. And yet, minority companies currently make up a sma...

• Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Goals with Philanthropy

Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Goals with PhilanthropyNew Developments in Effectively Separating ‘A’ hand out/hand up

• Supply Chains and the Case for Inclusion of People with Disabilities

“Supply chains” and “people with disabilities” are two terms that are not commonly used in the same sentence. Now there is growing realization that inclusion in the supply chain can accelerate progress socially and economically. - By Jeremiah Prince

• Global Companies Need Local Strategies for Entering Emerging Markets

One global investment strategy does not fit all, especially in emerging markets where there is so much uncertainty. A good strategy is going global by going local. - By William Bell

• Medtronic Accomplishments in Supplier Diversity Space are Just the Beginning

Medtronic Accomplishments in Supplier Diversity Space are Just the BeginningMedtronic has developed a world–class global supplier diversity program by embedding supplier diversity in the organization's DNA. It is an impressive effort producing results that are the envy of other companies across...

• Cloud Computing: Revolutionizing the Model for MWBEs

Cloud Computing: Revolutionizing the Model for MWBEs Cloud computing brings powerful and affordable technology to MWBEs. It is a game-changer in that SMEs can have access to computing resources once the domain of only the largest corporations.

• Leveraging ERG Allies to Build a Positive Organizational Culture

Bridging differences in a diverse workforce is an important strategy for creating and maintaining a positive productive culture. Employee resource groups are prime sources of allies who can build alliances across diversity in every category.

• Transforming to an Agile Organization for Current and Future Success

Transforming to an Agile Organization for Current and Future SuccessAgile organizations are resilient, and resilience is critical to organizational success in a world where disruption can happen with little notice. The transformation process to achieving true agility is a step process, impacting eve...

• The Role of Spirituality in the Workplace: The Implications and Benefits

The Role of Spirituality in the Workplace: The Implications and BenefitsUnderstanding the role spirituality plays in workplace excellence and work/life balance among workers and leaders alike.

• Think Differently: Investing in a Country One Region at a Time

Think Differently: Investing in a Country One Region at a TimeGoing global doesn’t mean taking on a whole country. A better strategy is going regional, recognizing each country has a diversity of opportunities within its borders.

• Peru: Excellent Destination for Foreign Investment

Peru is seldom in the headlines, but that may be due to the fact the country is busy becoming a leading emerging market. This is a country that “walks the walk” of progress. - By William Bell

• Israel is a Major Destination for Business Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Israel is a Major Destination for Business Innovators and EntrepreneursIsrael has evolved into a global destination for business innovation by promoting and attracting entrepreneurship. The country has a high investment potential as a leader in R&D and startups per capita.

• Strategies for Recognizing and Managing Diversity Fatigue in the Workplace

Employees developing diversity fatigue are less likely to listen to diversity and inclusion messaging. Employers must overcome the fatigue to continue realizing the advantages of a cohesive diverse workplace. - By Anna Gonsalves

• Very Poor Countries on the Wrong Side of a Growing Logistical Divide

Very Poor Countries on the Wrong Side of a Growing Logistical DivideThe gap between developed and developing countries has been a global concern for decades, but skyrocketing oil prices and the general growth of world markets threaten to widen the gap between the developing and least developed count...

• Reaching Employees with Mobile Technology…No Matter Their Location

Reaching Employees with Mobile Technology…No Matter Their Location

• IBM Develops Transformational Leaders with Transformational Processes

Being able to identify potential leaders and develop them into transformational leaders is a necessity for any business that wants to achieve sustainability. IBM has developed a unique manager system that focuses on processes and results rather than control.

• Motivating Suppliers Through Motivated Supplier Diversity Executives

Procurement can negotiate a good price with suppliers, but that is not enough to realize the full savings, innovation, and capabilities that suppliers can bring if corporate executives brought leadership best practices to supplier relationships. Being satisfied with a good price can lead to supplier...

• Mentorship and Leadership Planning Go Hand-in-Hand

Companies that fail to plan for leadership needs are planning for competitive failure. Mentoring is a key step in ensuring the right talent is available to manage competitive challenges and relevant business initiatives.

• Creating Sustainable Corporate Startup Incubators: 4 Lessons From Canada’s Federal Programs

The strong emphasis on bringing more incubators and business accelerators to life will only last if Canada’s businesses are willing to learn from experiments in the public federal level.Business accelerators and start up incubators have been a major funding initiative of the Canadian government thro...

• Eyes on Home Integrating Aboriginals into the Canadian Labor Force

Eyes on Home: Integrating Aboriginals into the Canadian Labor ForceOne of the solutions to Canada’s labor shortage is found right at home. Aboriginals are underutilized and employers need talent, so developing a set of strategies for successful market integration is needed.

• Opportunities for MWBEs in Emerging Market of South Korea

South Korea has been near the top of every list of emerging markets for several years, and that means emerging opportunities for minority and women owned businesses (MWBEs). As the United States economy continues its transition from a domestic-based to a global-based economy, only the businesses tha...

• Shared Services: Creating a Service Culture

Global businesses need more than cost cutting strategies to remain competitive. The shared services model offers a comprehensive approach to achieving efficiency, cost reductions, higher quality, and increased service levels. - By Debra Jenkins

• As More Corporations Move To Improve Their Supply Chain, The Challenge Is For Minority Companies To Keep Up With Changes

For most minority- and women-owned businesses, being a supplier for a large corporation presents a conundrum of sorts-maintaining their identity as a relatively small, diverse organization, while functioning at the speed and efficiency required by their customers. This is especially true today, as t...

• MWBEs Need to Learn how to Network After Networking

As the business environment becomes decidedly more global, so does the need for networking on a global basis. Globalization has made MWBE participation in business trade missions a critical success strategy. That is why organizations like the WBENC Regional Partner, Astra Women’s Business Alliance, ...

• Côte d’Ivoire Makes a Remarkable Economic Recovery

Côte d’Ivoire’s economy is on an upward trend with a stabilized government and the pursuit of foreign investors. The goal is set: Become an emerging economy by 2020. - By William Bell

• Thriving Through Global Diversity _ Inclusion Core Values

Diversity and inclusion are core values that provide the springboard for global inclusiveness. It takes a comprehensive approach that includes developing allies, ERGs, culturally intelligent leaders, and safe communication and learning opportunities.

• Navigating Opportunities and Valuing Potential in Technology and Media

Technology and media represent an area of incredible growth opportunities for investors. When investing, there are several factors that need to be considered.

• Competing for Chinese Leadership Talent with an Employer Brand

Attracting, developing and retaining leaders in China requires the ability to recognize potential in people who may not be managers at the moment. The competition for high potentials is growing as China’s domestic business market strengthens, putting pressure on Western multinationals. - By Dave Des...

• Maintaining Corporate Citizenship in Troubled Times

Maintaining Corporate Citizenship in Troubled TimesBy Ji Hyun LeeWith the country sinking deeper into recession, are sustainable business practices simply a luxury or a necessity for minority and women-owned enterprises?

• Getting and Keeping Customers Strategies for Customer Engagement

Running a small business is no easy task for anyone. However, the challenge is even more daunting for women and minority business owners. What are the benefits for them in terms of utilizing customer relationship management (CRM) processes in their businesses?

• Using Technology for Smart Sourcing to Make Smart Decisions

Using Technology for Smart Sourcing to Make Smart DecisionsTraditional procurement functions have measured success in terms of savings and timely materials or product deliveries. Smart sourcing can turn procurement into a strategic organizational partner through tech-based measurement of ROI and th...

• Mauritius Gets A Second Look And Investors Like What They See

Historically, the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch, French and British played a role in the history of Mauritius. Today international investors are rediscovering this ideally located, independent island gem in the Indian Ocean. - By William Bell

• The New Digital Frontier: Attracting and Retaining Tech Savvy Millennials

All is online, including Millennials who navigate the digital environment like pros. Attracting and retaining the tech savvy members of this generation presents organizations with new challenges.

• Getting the Greatest Value from Global Business Services

Getting the Greatest Value from Global Business ServicesThe Global Business Services model offers significant cost savings, process efficiencies, and adaptability to continuous change. Accruing these benefits depends on getting and keeping the right governance in place.

• Developing the Big Picture through Purpose Driven Leadership

Developing the Big Picture through Purpose Driven LeadershipThe most effective corporate leaders are emotionally intelligent and understand that developing an organizational culture with a clear sense of purpose is critical to long-term success. It begins with inspired managers who believe that work...

• Authentically Including Men as Sponsors and Mentors of Women

It really does not make sense to implement diversity and inclusion initiatives to advance inclusion of women without talking to the people in power who can bring change. Those people are men.

• Turning Social Media Big Data into Innovation by Way of Analytics

Social media supplies a steady stream of data. Buried in that data is the path to innovation via analytics that provide insights. - By Donna Benjamin

• Developing a Human Resources Culture of Data and Analytics

Developing a Human Resources culture that is anchored in HR data and analytics is a process. It is a journey over time that moves HR from reporting to analytics.

• Preparing for the Future: Developing Gen Y Leaders

Preparing for the Future: Developing Gen Y LeadersBusinesses looking for future leaders need only look as far as the organization’s Gen Y employees. Now is the time to develop the leadership behaviors needed for strong bench strength.

• Leveraging Social Media to Find Customers and Suppliers

Social media is evolving into social business, implying business intelligence. Conducting social business includes deliberately turning social media into an integrated tool for customer and supplier recruitment.

• Building a Truly Inclusive Workplace with an Allyship Strategy

Business leaders have worked for years to build inclusive workplaces, but stopping at inclusion is not getting desired results. There are new elements to consider – belonging and allyship – to create a truly inclusive culture that develops a sense of belonging in diverse employees.

• 21st Century Leaders: Global, Growing, and Going Fast

21st Century Leaders: Global, Growing, and Going FastIs your company rising to the development challenge?

• Generating Value with Sustainability Reporting

Generating Value with Sustainability Reporting

• Using Social Media Strategies to Transform Customer Service

The heart and soul of any business, whether it is focused on a product or a service, is its ability to communicate coherently with targeted customers. A business would simply cease to exist if no one knows about their product or services, much less generate income from these entities who pay for wha...

• A Passion for Entrepreneurship Takes Corium Solutions around the World

The entrepreneurial effort can head down many different paths. For Corium Solutions that path went global but only after grasping a series of events as opportunities.

• Best Practices in Procurement Apply to All Businesses Without Regard to Size

Best Practices in Procurement Apply to All Businesses Without Regard to SizeStagnant profits and decreasing profit margins led to a surge in activity for procurement experts throughout the world. Businesses large and small began to focus more on cost efficiency, and relied on some of the industry’s ...

• The Community Manager Gives the Business a Voice in Social Media World

The Community Manager Gives the Business a Voice in Social Media WorldAny business using social media needs to manage community relationships to build a strong brand. The Community Manager is the voice of the company and fills a strategic role.

• Building Leadership Bench Strength for a Global Business Environment

Building Leadership Bench Strength for a Global Business EnvironmentNow, not later, is the time to prepare for leadership succession. Developing a plan for continuously strong bench strength is a plan for long-term success.

• Enforcing Tier 2 and Lower Supplier Programs to Ensure Minority Participation

There are two dangers associated with the tier system of MWBE reporting. First, creating a tiered system gives companies ample opportunity to pass off, to the Tier 1 suppliers, the responsibility for building a strong MWBE supply base. Second, information about MWBEs can too easily “disappear” beyon...

• First Step to Doing Business in Asian Countries? Get Familiar with ASEAN Economic Community

First Step to Doing Business in Asian Countries? Get Familiar with ASEAN Economic CommunityPull out the thesaurus and look up synonyms for the word “growth.” That is how Southeast Asia is increasingly described.

• Pushing Progress for WBEs with Measures & Accountability

Pushing Progress for WBEs with Measures & AccountabilityCorporations are working to increase the utilization of women-owned business enterprises as suppliers. A variety of measures and accountability policies are key to maintaining forward momentum.

• Brand Management Meets the Bottom Line

“Building an internal brand culture is as critical as building a strong, external one” - by John Dodds

• Next Generation Leaders Must Be Citizens of the World

Globalization is having an enormous impact on businesses as interactions are culturally diverse and cross borders and organizational boundaries. Only leaders who develop a global mindset will thrive. - By Dave Desouza

• SIX Keys to Effective Global Risk and Reputation Management

Developing holistic strategies brings order to the complex risk and reputation management issues facing leaders today

• On a Learning Journey to Build Leadership Bench Strength

Creating a learning journey requires developing a process of formal and experiential learning, and networking. Effective leader development is a continuous process. - By Dave Desouza

• A Strategic Approach to Security Compliance: Certification and Competitive Advantage

A proactive approach to information security is a stated goal of many minority and women owned businesses. Creating a framework for security and validating it is another matter entirely. - by Paul Lachhu

• US Trade Promotion Programs: Expanding Market Opportunities Abound

US Trade Promotion Programs: Expanding Market Opportunities Abound- By William BellFor many minority and women business owners, the idea of expanding operations overseas is attractive but seems too complex to carry out. For other minority firms, one or two relationships abroad are something their b...

• Glimpsing the Future of Television: You-Tube Content Channels

YouTube TV was recently introduced to the market, marking the next step in the journey towards internet TV. Once a random collection of video content, it is now gelling into a major source of content channels. Experts wonder: What is the future of cable and satellite television?

• South Coast Paper Thrives Through Capital Shortage, Hurricanes and Recessions

South Coast Paper’s growth was earned through efforts focusing on viability in manufacturing plants, and through effective sales and marketing. But real success was achieved through innovative sustainability efforts revolving around meeting customer needs. - By Sharon Rossm

• Rhythm and Balance on the Golf Course Translate to Consistency and Balance in Business

Rhythm and Balance on the Golf Course Translate to Consistency and Balance in BusinessBefore swinging away at a new business deal, make sure the fundamentals are mastered. Consistent results depend on developing the right rhythm and always maintaining balance.

• Strengthening Inclusion and Diversity by Fostering a Culture of Empathy

North American businesses spend billions of dollars every year on D&I initiatives, yet many fail to move the needle. Something is missing, and it could be a lack of empathy. - By Daniel Perez

• How to Do Business with Financial Companies

How to Do Business with Financial Companiesby Anaga DalalOne of the key industries that offers promise to minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) is the financial services industry, which has a broad consumer and customer base. For many Americans, building a relationship with your local bank o...

• Adding Mindfulness to Improve Leadership Development

Adding Mindfulness to Improve Leadership Development Mindfulness has become a mainstream business strategy for developing leaders able to successfully manage continual change. Research and real-world applications are proving it is a valuable productive tool.

• Going the Distance with Global Purchasing

Global sourcing and purchasing is standard practice today, but it adds new complexity to supply chain management in terms of freight, cost management, logistics, compliance, and various risks. Managing these factors upfront means not waiting for problems to develop. - By Shaniqua Thomas

• Businesses Taking the Lead in Reducing Global Carbon Emissions

It is not government but businesses that are leading the charge to reduce global carbon emissions. They realize it is good for people and equally good for business to take the leading role in making an impact on meeting global climate targets. - By Andrew Hale

• Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability Reporting

Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability ReportingStandardization still eludes sustainability reporting, but the foundation of every report should be transparency and accountability.