Global Giving
Danny O’Neill wants to connect the people who grow his coffee with the people who drink it.
Getting Employees to Think Like Owners
Empowering employees leads to higher productivity, quality — and morale.
Gesturing Your Way to a Better Presentation
Too often, public-speaking advice focuses on crafting the message and speaking clearly. One area often overlooked is body language and gesturing. This article furnishes solid recommendations to make your gestures more effective.
Fueling Growth With Focus
Digital Library > Building and Inspiring an Organization > Strategic planning “Fueling Growth With Focus” Bob Allen, owner and general manager of Tuxedo Cardlock Fuels, Willow Springs, Ill., provides his Cardlock debit-card service to commercial consumers of gasoline, such as businesses with fleets of vehicles or truck drivers. In addition, Allen owns four gas stations: three Citgo-branded stations and one…
From the Publisher: A New Perspective with PeerSpectives
Digital Library > Building and Inspiring an Organization > Success factors “From the Publisher: A New Perspective with PeerSpectives” With this issue, we introduce a new look, a new name and what might even be a new word to many of our readers, "PeerSpectives." More important, we bring a new attitude that emphasizes peer learning, thoughtful growth and next-level thinking….
From Doing to Directing: How to Make the Switch
Very often, especially in small companies, supervisors are "brought up through the ranks" with little training or direction in terms of how to be a good supervisor.
Franchising Your Business
Franchising can be a good way to expand your company quickly and with relatively low costs. Learn the steps for successfully converting your business to a franchise. This Quick-Read Solution is an abbreviated version of the Business Builder “How to Franchise Your Business.”
Evaluating Your Organizational Structure
Evaluate your company’s mission and strategy, and then use that to determine whether your organizational structure needs changing.
Encouraging Employees to Innovate
You’ve got good thinkers in your company. You’ve assembled a talented, capable team. Now, how do you get them to get even more creative and brave? How do you cut new edges?