Tag: human resources

The 7 Gears of Leadership, And When to Use Each One

Leaders acquire tremendous human capacities as they rise to the top. Their challenge is to deploy the right strength for each difficult situation. Navigating the unique landscape of family businesses Read more

Business owner, author, advisor and teacher Sabrina Horn shows how to disarm your fear and organize your risk as you go out on your own. Sabrina Horn spent years working as a manager in a Silicon Read more

John Eckhardt was a sought-after freelance tech consultant. To grow, he had to step back from what came naturally and hire and manage others. Since John Eckhardt was nine years old, programming has Read more

How the Right Mix of Employee Incentives Fosters Innovation

Many people assume that when a family business honors its past, it can’t focus on the future. But our research has found that having the right incentives in place encourages employees at family Read more

All businesses confront their own talent management challenges at some point. Small businesses and startups, typically consisting of the founder/owner and perhaps one or two key employees, struggle Read more

Part 2 of 2 As we noted in our previous article , a workplace based on equity – where every employee feels valued -- can help small businesses attract and retain talent in an era when employees Read more

Non-compete agreements, or non-competes, are clauses in employment contracts designed to restrict employees from working for or starting a competing business for a certain period after exiting their Read more

The mental health crisis has affected public safety, schools, politics and business and provoked a worldwide discussion on how we can better help individuals who are suffering from mental illness. Read more

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

Family businesses often behave in unique ways: They forego business opportunities to retain the family’s control over the business, stick to family traditions that are outdated, and prefer family Read more

Around the globe, more and more women are taking their careers in their own hands by launching a business. Women represent one of the fastest growing segments of the entrepreneurship population Read more