Within every corporate and structure, there exists a stair-step ladder. One enters the ladder at some professional level and is considered valuable for the category of services for which he or she has expertise. This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. by Hank Moore. MORE >>

Rants, observations and recommendations from the week just past: commercial driver's licenses for farmers, trends, and hospitality as a business model. Miscellaneous MORE >>

Over the recent years, I have read dozens of excellent books in which their authors offer advice on how to make effective presentations in one form of another (e.g. in-person, teleconferencing, electronically recorded). None offers more and better advice that does As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick, co-authored by [.]. MORE >>

If you're a boss, you know that every day is a challenge to do better. Don't just tell them, show them. Boss's Tip of the Day MORE >>

Robert Wilsonsky of the Dallas Observer was taking a walk through yesteryear, and found an old, wrinkled memo to employees at Parkland Hospital in the aftermath of the JFK tragedy. read his article here). Parkland is having tough times today, but they certainly had to face a tougher time that one weekend. In the memo [.]. MORE >>