via google.com Entrepreneurs are often looking for ways to promote their new businesses. On March 18, the local YOB (Your Own Business) Fair will be a place where Arizona business owners can go to find out tips to help them promote their business. I will have a...
via google.com With the recent announcement by Warner Bros. that they will use Facebook as a distribution channel, competitors are becoming concerned. Netflix has seen a decline in their stock price (nearly $12/share today alone) and now Sony has made their own...
Employers often use Google or other online research sites to find out about prospective job applicants. If there is embarrassing or incriminating information out there, it may not just be prospective employers that find it. Universities are also performing online...
via google.com LinkedIn has already completed the first step in the IPO process. With over 90 million members in over 200 countries and an estimated worth of $2 billion, its growth is undeniable. All Things Digital reported, “LinkedIn, the online business networking...
image via google.com Quora is a social media site created by former Facebook employees. It is designed to be an interactive question and answer site. It appears to me to be like the Q&A section on LinkedIn where someone can ask a question and receive an answer...
Image via n2growth.com Companies often list their vision and their mission statements on their sites. The difference between a mission statement and a vision statement is that a mission statement focuses on a company’s present state while a vision statement focuses on...
There is a new trend for companies to remain privately owned. Why have mega-companies like Facebook yet to go public? The New York Times reported recently, “An I.P.O. used to be a rite of passage for a company, a sign that it had arrived. But even before the...
If a company has its name used as a verb, its popularity is undeniable but it may also be problematic. Although Google is a company name, it is not unusual for it to be used as a verb, as in someone is going to “Google” something. Google and Facebook are listed as...
Image via google.com In case you are wondering Fluther rhymes with brother and it is a word that means a group of jellyfish. Fluther’s site is about directing your questions to the people who have the answers. Answerers are encouraged to use humor while expressing...
If you are looking for a job, you probably have looked at getting on LinkedIn and some other social networking sites. If you have created a LinkedIn profile, it should show up on Google’s search engine. In some recent talks I gave to job-seekers, I asked my audience...
Our guest today is Megan D. Burkhart, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Comerica. Comerica Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas with three major divisions: commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management. Megan’s position...
Our guest today is Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health. Ola oversees the company’s Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Community Relations, Communications, Environmental health and Safety, Security, Real Estate, Facilities and...
You can’t avoid negotiations in any line of work, especially in business. Whether it’s negotiating a business deal or negotiating your salary, you need to know how it works. You need to know how many questions you need to ask, how to get in their head, and more. Join...
Tom Peters illuminates this episode with his wisdom by sharing his new book, which was inspired by Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism. Tom, the co-author of Compact Guide to Excellence, shares the guidebook for leaders in the workplace to urge them on what truly matters...
Our guest today is MetLife EVP and Chief HR Officer Susan Podlogar. In this episode, our discussion focuses on MetLife’s wellness programs and initiatives. Susan provides actionable steps you can take to start building your own company’s wellness culture, which is...