The Forefront Team has much to be thankful for as we celebrate today By The Forefront Staff Thanksgiving is another great day for reflection. As you spend today with friends and family, keep in mind what you are thankful for. As a staff, we gathered together and talked about what we are thankful for both professionally and personally. Take a …
New Year’s reSOLUTIONS
2014 is on it’s way, what are your goals for the new year? From the Forefront Team As so often happens going into the holiday season, it is hard to believe that a new calendar year is nearly upon us. In a few days we will celebrate Thanksgiving, and soon after projects will come to a close and year-end reports …
Against All Odds
Melissa Rosen, CEO of Locali, brings fresh food to a west coast food desert. By Jaclyn Crawford A good business sees a need and addresses it appropriately, and then, there are a few exceptional business ideas that don’t just address a need, but improve the community and the consumer. It was that mindset of that sparked the idea of Locali, …
When Space Becomes Culture
How traditional businesses can build offices like the hottest Silicon Valley startups By Howard Ecker Silicon Valley and San Francisco aren’t the only urban centers that have office workspaces completely different than those that existed just a decade or two ago. Thanks to tech behemoths like Facebook and Google, companies around the U.S. are seeing a fundamental shift in workspace. …
The Benefits of Creating an Online Community
Extend your relationships with employees, partners and community via an effective virtual presence By James Davidson “A new class of company is emerging—one that uses collaborative technologies intensively to connect the internal efforts of employees and to extend the organization’s reach to customers, partners and suppliers…” This quote from a McKinsey study has always resonated with me as I …
Preventing Flu and Bad Behavior Bugs
Flu shots and behavior checks keep morale and productivity high By Eric Holtzclaw Cold and flu season is just around the corner, and many offices are encouraging their employees to get flu shots to keep sickness from impacting company productivity. Your employees, however, can spread behavioral infections too—ones that are far more damaging to your organization if left unchecked. That …
Looking Back at Issue 8
In our final issue of the year, we’re reflecting on the past two months and looking forward to a new year By The Forefront Team Issue 8 was released for tablet and web earlier this week- and around the office there was a sigh of relief. We did it, one of our largest issues, including 16 executives, is out for …
Editor’s Note – Nov/Dec 2013
Not to imply that we put too much thought into these things, but what you see before you is our eighth issue. As in number eight. And if you don’t already know, eight is a very lucky number. According to astronomers in the Middle Ages, the night sky was filled with eight unmoving stars that symbolized perfection and impending planetary …
How to Grow a Company 2,000 Percent in Just Two Years
CEO Kevin Klock reveals how he turned TalkingRain Beverage Co. from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just 24 months. By Jaclyn Crawford Through a series of events, Klock, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Co., has made his way up the career ladder from a division manager of industrial engineering to leading a company to exponential growth, …
Recipe for a Marketing Master: Chess, Tuna and Cable TV
University of Michigan Ross School of Business CMO John Trierweiler says marketing isn’t just promotion; it’s also problem solving.
Say Goodbye to Frozen Pizza Forever
Working parent Melissa Lanz shares stress-free tips for feeding your family—whether you work eight hours a week or 80. Introduction By Jaclyn Crawford If you are anything like me, when you get home, dinner is your last priority. Sure you could cook that wonderful dinner you had planned, but it seems so much simpler to throw in one of the …
What To Do When The White House Calls
When the leader of the free world beckons, go, advises Dr. Lawrence Mathews, chief financial officer at the Institute for Population Health.
Why the Best Businesses Are Like Buses
According to Gentiva Health Services’ Eric Slusser, success requires putting the right people in the right seats.
To see if your work has purpose, ask one simple question
Baltimore City Public Schools CFO Victor De La Paz on why he left corporate America to pursue a career in public service. By Stephanie Harris A few years back, Victor De La Paz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), asked himself a question: “Do I think I can do the work I’m doing for the next …
Leading Leaders? Give Yourself a Management Makeover
Before she could manage senior leaders, Aon Benfield’s Maggie Westdale had to learn to manage herself.
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