Uncork the bottlenecks: Streamline your workflows with scalable technology solutions
Do you proactively try to improve your workflow processes, or only consider them as you’re scrambling to fix a problem? If your company has people-intensive processes, where documents and tasks touch and affect many, you need to be evaluating them proactively, says Nano Zegarra of Blue Technologies.
Save money by identifying the true costs of being an employer
The excess expenses related to being an employer stay hidden in your company because waste can’t be discovered until you go looking for it. It’s possible, however, that by scrutinizing and better classifying your costs, you could reduce expenses related to employment significantly, says Sequent CEO William F. Hutter.
Knowing the value of your business can improve decision-making
It’s not uncommon for business owners to know or have an estimate of the value of their business. What’s more common, however, is not being able to fully justify how that value was reached. Courtney Sparks White of Clarus Partners talks business valuations and their usefulness.
How to reduce health care spending with HMOs
Health maintenance organizations are making a comeback. HMO plans have grown steadily in popularity since 2014, as the changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act have taken effect. Medical Mutual’s Amber Hulme shares what you need to know about HMOs.
Otterbein University realizes its potential by reaffirming core values
Kathy A. Krendl hasn’t been afraid to step in and lead Otterbein University in new directions, to help it stay relevant for higher education and recommit to its core values.
Community for New Direction embraces collaboration, generates growth
Over the past decade, Community for New Direction has tripled in size thanks to a shift in thinking — collaborating with strategic partners in a variety of ways.
Zipline Logistics invests in its most important asset — its talent
The door opened for talent development at Zipline Logistics when CEO Walter Lynch sought help leading their millennial workforce. Here’s how Zipline Logistics grew to $32 million in annual revenue and 50 employees as a function of executing strategic initiatives like talent development.
Burnout can sneak up on you; watch for these signs
While I enjoyed many aspects of running a successful company, my professional success was coupled with the kind of severe personal stress that eventually led me to crash and nearly burn.
Mind the gender pay gap
Despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Caucasian women are paid between 77 and 96 cents for every dollar men make, depending on industry or job category. (African-American and Hispanic women are paid about 67 cents and 60 cents respectively).
Do more with less
While good stewardship is a term closely associated with the nonprofit sector, every organization can profit from getting in the habit of doing more with less.