• 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...

• Desire to Belong: The Human Trait of Unconscious Bias

Everyone has unconscious biases, using stereotypes to assess people and guide decision making. A desire to belong can stop people from moving beyond them.

• The Ten Things You Should Do During a Recession

#3 Meet Your Banker. - By Fred McKinney

• 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

• 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.

• On Second Thought… Writing a Social Media Policy

On Second Thought… Writing a Social Media PolicyWorkplace social media is filled with potential land mines for employers and employees. Developing a social media policy is a step toward preventing a public relations and legal disaster.

• In a Digital World: Incorporating Social Media with Business Development

Social media has moved beyond being a friendly means of communication to becoming a bi-directional business model. Businesses can tap into the marketplace for marketing, product development, and talent management purposes. - By Joshua FerdinandBefore the advent of social media, the internet provided...

• 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

• Corporate Sustainability in a World of Diverse Suppliers

Corporate Sustainability in a World of Diverse Suppliers Bringing the Buzzword To Life In Real-Life Business Partnerships

• 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

• Mobile Technology Creates Social Economies, Demanding New Approaches

Mobile Technology Creates Social Economies, Demanding New ApproachesMobile technology is opening up new markets in a way not possible before due to a lack of traditional infrastructures. Businesses must effectively market to consumers who are using the technology to build successful local communitie...

• 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.

• A Call of Duty: Using Technology to Retain Veterans in Post-Military Jobs

Employers hire veterans to take advantage of their training and skills. The next challenge is increasing employment retention rates, and technology is helping.

• Personalizing Onboarding While Maintaining Continuity and Consistency

Helping people deliver value to the organization as quickly as possible benefits the employee and the company. Developing a system-wide onboarding experience with personalized elements can deliver the desired results.

• Strengthening Aboriginal Communities to Strengthen Youth Wellness

Strengthening Aboriginal Communities to Strengthen Youth WellnessLike most youth, Canada’s indigenous youth develop their identity through family and community, and a relationship with the land. So it makes sense that the strength of communities has a direct bearing on youth health and wellness.

• Trust and Successful Social Media Marketing

Trust and Successful Social Media Marketing From the huge success of The Hunger Games movie to President Obama’s stunning presidential re-election at the end of 2012, social media has played a phenomenal role by helping to create trust in those products or services in which businesses, enterprise...

• Shaking up D_I by Expanding the Conversation on Belonging

In some companies, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is in danger of becoming a systemized process that relies on traditional measures for validation. The expanded D&I conversation steps out of the comfort zone into belonging and intersectionality.

• 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.

• Making Canada Work: Indigenous People Inclusion in the Workplace

Making Canada Work: Indigenous People Inclusion in the WorkplaceA country is as inclusive as its least included group of people, and for Canada that group is Indigenous people. To address the issue, Indigenous Works developed a competency model for Indigenous people inclusion in the Canadian economy...

• Driving Gender Equality Through Meticulous Talent Management

Driving Gender Equality Through Meticulous Talent ManagementTech organizations have carefully constructed policies to drive gender equality in the talent process, but they are not enough. Bias continues to express itself in more subtle ways. New approaches are needed to tear down the barriers once a...

• 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...

• Socially Responsible Giving Must Support the Core Mission for Best Results

Socially Responsible Giving Must Support the Core Mission for Best ResultsSocially responsible giving is part of successful business strategies

• 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 ...

• Social Media + Marketing: How Changing Boundaries Are Leading To New Forms Of Collaboration Within And Across Organizational Structures

Social Media + Marketing: How Changing Boundaries Are Leading To New Forms Of Collaboration Within And Across Organizational StructuresAs social media permeates all parts of modern work culture, corporate communications and marketing are merging in new ways. Rather than being treated as an isolated...

• How to get your brand inside that exclusive club available only to the market leaders

In the town of Montclair, New Jersey, there is a trendy and exclusive nightclub called Divas. It resembles something you might find across the river in the Big Apple and, just like they do over there in Manhattan, every Friday and Saturday night, a bunch of hopefuls line up outside behind a velvet r...

• Social Media is Promoted to the C-Suite

Executives may be quick to say there is not enough time to learn and use social media. They would be surprised to discover the benefits they are missing out on.

• Managing at the Speed of Technology as Millennials Change Workplace Dynamics

Managing at the Speed of Technology as Millennials Change Workplace DynamicsCloud computing, social media, mobile and now Millennials have become forces for business disruption. The leadership challenge is learning how to manage in the here and now to harness the new dynamics.

• Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability Reporting

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

• 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.

• 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...

• Leveling the Leadership Playing Field for Women of Color

The challenges women of color in leadership positions face are daunting because most are based in conscious and unconscious biases which are difficult to root out. The solutions include bias training and executives willing to let the women talk.

• Fully Leveraging Networks Through Connectional Intelligence

Connectional Intelligence is the ability to effectively use networks and relationships to drive innovation. Organizations are learning to embrace outside insights for internal success. - By Gerald Donald

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• Using Technology to help with Veterans Retention

A Call of Duty: Using Technology to Retain Veterans in Post-Military Jobs Employers hire veterans to take advantage of their training and skills. The next challenge is increasing employment retention rates, and technology is helping.

• Getting the Most Value from Employee Resource Groups

ERGs are not social clubs. They are employee groups that can make significant contributions to organizational success when structured and managed as value generators.

• 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

• The 4 Keys to a Successful Social Media Strategy for Your Small Business

Setting yourself up for success in social media can be as simple as focusing on just four strategic steps. - By Joshua Ferdinand

• 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...

• 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

• Small Reach for Technology Can Lead to Big Competitive Advantage

Small Reach for Technology Can Lead to Big Competitive Advantage Access to quality marketing info via technology asset to MWBEs

• The Brand Experience Goes Well Beyond Brand Image

Brands are thought of in terms of what they say about products or services. What is more important is the brand experience sending a strong message to customers by promoting engagement and interaction.

• Emotional Outbursts Do Not Belong on the Golf Course or in the Office

Emotional Outbursts Do Not Belong on the Golf Course or in the OfficeSometimes, golfers lose it on the golf course. They throw tantrums or golf clubs, in a way reminiscent of the manager who suddenly loses his or her temper. Such outbursts are wrong on the golf course and equally wrong in the busine...

• The Double Edge of Social Media: Employee and Customer Engagement

The Double Edge of Social Media: Employee and Customer EngagementSocial media is a tool for deepening relationships between the business and customers and employees when it is embedded in the organization’s processes.

• 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...

• It’s Our Uniqueness That Makes us Stronger

Living as differently abled or with otherness can exacerbate Imposter Syndrome. To build solutions and help everyone establish a sense of belonging, businesses first need to cultivate an understanding of the lived experience of their employees.

• 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.

• Creating a New Norm for Monetizing Mobile by Creating B2B Value

Mobile technology has already transformed how people do business and how business reaches people. That was just the beginning of the mobile revolution. - By James Hsu

• 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.

• Using Social Networks as a Community Approach to Driving Innovation

Using Social Networks as a Community Approach to Driving InnovationSocial networks can build internal business communities. A community approach to driving internal collaboration, knowledge sharing and diversity can only equate to innovation.

• Best Practices in Social Media

With the first quarter of 2010 over, reports are now emerging that highlight the best practices for the year in social media. However, these reports are often dismissed by smaller firms and diverse businesses as somehow not applying to them. This is a mistake. Whatever the size or nature of your ...

• Leadership For a Successful Digital Transformation

Leadership For a Successful Digital Transformation A digital transformation leads to a fundamental change in everything the business does, impacting employees on all levels. Success requires leadership skills in employee engagement, to develop a shared purpose that drives a successful transformation...

• Understanding Phishing and the Threat It Poses To Your Business

Understanding Phishing and the Threat It Poses To Your Business One Phish, Two Phish … More Phishing, More Problems

• 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...

• Humanizing Leadership Skills for Workforce Digital Fluency

Humanizing Leadership Skills for Workforce Digital FluencyHumans and digital technology are now partners, with important implications for the style of leadership needed to manage the collaboration. In a reimagined workforce, leaders are skilled in enabling both, so soft skills are elevated as key su...

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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...

• The eBook Revolution is a Source of MWBE Business Growth

The eBook Revolution is a Source of MWBE Business GrowthOne of the best ways begin a discussion on the eBook revolution and how it provides business growth opportunities for minority and women business enterprises (MWBE) is to talk about marketing in the age of the Internet. A lot has changed in a s...

• Immature Zambia Market Presents Investment and CSR Opportunities

Zambia is an immature market putting out a welcome mat for foreign investments. It is a country rich in opportunities for economic success and corporate socially responsible investing. - By WILLIAM BELL

• 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...

• Seamlessly Aligning Procurement and Business Strategies

Seamlessly Aligning Procurement and Business Strategies A successful procurement strategy is one that seamlessly integrates business strategy with procurement objectives. In order to truly maximize cost savings, procurement strategy must operate in sync with business strategy and evolve into the fut...

• 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.

• Using Social Media As a Resume Builder for Small Businesses Ready to Grow

When discussions turn to resumes, the topic usually concerns resumes for individuals. Resume building means adding accomplishments that promote a reputation by presenting experience and education. Typical accomplishments include earning an award, holding a responsible position, getting a promotion, ...

• 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

• Leadership For a Successful Digital Transformation

Leadership For a Successful Digital Transformation A digital transformation leads to a fundamental change in everything the business does, impacting employees on all levels. Success requires leadership skills in employee engagement, to develop a shared purpose that drives a successful transformation...

• Securing Assets to Keep End Users Cyber Safe

Crucial to cyber security is ensuring proper use of workplace technologies by end-users. Understanding the types of risks is a first step in keeping the organization cyber safe.

• A Primer on Doing Business in Africa

Africa is Calling. Are you Ready for the Next Global Shift in Business? - by William Bell

• 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

• Reaching Employees with Mobile Technology…No Matter Their Location

Reaching Employees with Mobile Technology…No Matter Their Location

• Getting Business Results by Using Brand Sponsorships to Reach Consumers

Brand sponsorships can lead to significant revenue growth by reaching consumers based on their passion for an event or special interest. The key is designing a value-generating program and activating the sponsorship by fulfilling promises. - By Karen White

• A Social Media Evolution: Applying Social Media Inside Your Organization to Enhance Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer

A Social Media Evolution: Applying Social Media Inside Your Organization to Enhance Collaboration and Knowledge TransferSocial media is a reservoir of untapped marketing. In addition to reaching out to external stakeholders, companies can use social media to reach into its internal resources and be ...

• 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.

• Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the Workplace

Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the WorkplaceMost employers today leverage social media to improve communications internally and externally. With the advantages come many risks which need to be anticipated and managed to minimize the potential for business disruption or reputation damage.

• 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.

• Supplier Diversity: Retail Offers Contract Variety and Extensive Opportunities for Minority Firms

Supplier Diversity: Retail Offers Contract Variety and Extensive Opportunities for Minority Firms The retail industry has been facing some tough quarters as a result of the recent recessionary period, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still opportunity for minority firms. The most recent data (2009...

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• As the Economy Recovers Housing Market

“Oh, the weather outside has been frightful and the impact on the economy not delightful. Since people had nowhere to go, job growth was slow, was slow, was slow.”- by Joel Naroff

• Seven Tips To Finding an Extra Hour a Day

Busy executives in management and leadership positions have one common grievance: Not enough time in the day. “Crazy busy” is the common refrain when asked, “How’s it going?” among colleagues. This is even more pronounced for small business owners, minority and women owned businesses, and sole propr...

• 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...

• 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.

• Expanding Your Digital Footprint: Using Social Media to Build Your Business

Expanding Your Digital Footprint: Using Social Media to Build Your Business- By Anaga DalalTwitter, Facebook, Flikr, YouTube and LinkedIn are just a few of the now abundant forms of social media that are rapidly changing people’s daily interactions as well as the everyday business landscape. Taken t...

• No Silos Allowed: Continuous Employee Learning Through Social Networking

No Silos Allowed: Continuous Employee Learning Through Social NetworkingSocial networking has flattened a spectrum of corporate silos. One of those silos is the process of knowledge transfer, and the result is continuous employee learning.

• Rewriting the Rules of CRM in the Social Media Age

Rewriting the Rules of CRM in the Social Media AgeCRM played by the same rulebook for many years. Along came social media and suddenly the rules changed, catching many businesses by surprise.

• Crisis Communication New Opportunities and Challenges

The kinds of crises that can hit a small business seem to be expanding daily. Fortunately, there are ways to manage almost any crisis imaginable professionally and effectively. The key to responding and handling business emergencies appropriately begins with communication. - by Sherry Bloom

• 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 “Sustainable Brand”

Building a “Sustainable Brand”By Morris BocianA common definition of “sustainability” is, “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” I would rephrase it to “building our generation - enabling future generations.”

• Humanizing Leadership Skills for Workforce Digital Fluency

Humanizing Leadership Skills for Workforce Digital FluencyHumans and digital technology are now partners, with important implications for the style of leadership needed to manage the collaboration. In a reimagined workforce, leaders are skilled in enabling both, so soft skills are elevated as key su...

• 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...

• Awareness Plus Action Best Approach for Mitigating Bias

There is no magic solution to minimizing workplace bias. It takes a combination of employee awareness and organizational structures that reduce the opportunities to demonstrate bias.

• 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.

• Social Media - Managing at the Speed of Technology

Cloud computing, social media, mobile, and now Millennials have become forces for business disruption. The leadership challenge is learning how to manage in the here and now to harness the new dynamics.

• Social Media: The Path to Finding and Keeping the Right Talent

Social media is transforming the job-seeking process. That means organizations must transform their talent acquisition strategy to successfully compete for talent. - By Joshua Ferdinand

• 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

• 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

• Camaraderie Before and After Golf Game Builds Business Connections

Camaraderie Before and After Golf Game Builds Business ConnectionsSaying that ‘business is done on the golf course’ often gets guffaws and suspicious looks from those who believe serious business can’t possibly take place during a competitive game. What they do not understand is that it is not just ...

• 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?

• Identifying Great Leaders Why Some Small Businesses Thrive and Others Don’t

Identifying Great Leaders Why Some Small Businesses Thrive and Others Don’t- By Morris BocianWikipedia defines Leadership as the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task…..

• 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

• Keeping Employees Engaged and Energized Through Good Times and Bad

Developing an engaged workforce can make the difference between competitive success and failure. The key is maintaining employee commitment through all business conditions.

• Leveraging Mobile Technology to Enhance the Customer Experience

Leveraging Mobile Technology to Enhance the Customer ExperienceMobile technology has moved from being a technology silo to being an integral tool that enhances the customer experience. Mobile technology has moved beyond being a customer touch point to being an assistive aid during the customer journ...

• Guide to Growing Your Small Business Using Social Media

Guide to Growing Your Small Business Using Social MediaBefore you can develop an effective marketing plan you need to understand your customers’ needs and how to reach those potential customers. An effective marketing plan needs to have goals and objectives.

• 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

• 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.