The majority of adults in the U.S. are overweight. Forefront’s go-to fitness guru shares her thoughts with us. I recently read that a new CareerBuilder survey finds the majority of workers feel they are overweight. The results really aren’t that surprising, with 66 percent of Americans overweight or obese. Here are a few suggestions on what executives and managers can …
3 Types of Truly Horrible Bosses
They range the gamut from “the bully” to the “people-pleaser,” but they’re all bad. Learn about the three types of bosses that can make life miserable. No boss is perfect. Yet some bosses really are bad and need intervention, from superiors, Human Resources (HR) or outside the company, to improve their performance and that of their team. Here are three …
Creating a Guide to Move up the Corporate Ranks
Melanie Haratunian, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Akamai Technologies, explains how a simplified organizational system made a world of difference. Editor’s Note: Melanie Haratunian was featured in issue 11 of Forefront Magazine. This post accompanies her feature story you can read here. Get Rid of Position Pigeonholes and Level Up! What do litigation, intellectual property and transaction lawyers …
Killing Complacency
The economy can be unpredictable, but you can create predictability in your organization by not accepting mediocrity. What does it take to beat the global financial crisis? Some individuals are blaming the banks, the lack of credit available or even a run of bad luck, and sure, all of those did contribute in some way to the crisis of the …
The Biggest Time Wasters for CEOS
Work like a CEO without the distractions, Jim Alampi offers his time-saving tips. I constantly hear from executives that they have way too much work to do and can never seem to catch up and actually do their jobs. After years of watching this behavior and analyzing the root causes, I’ve found that there’s plenty of time to get things …
For Health’s Sake: What to Keep in Your Office
If you spend most of your day in an office setting, here are a few items to keep on hand to maximize your health and well-being. Whether you work in a small office like I do or for a large corporation, you probably have your own “space.” Here are some recommended items to keep in your office or at your …
Why Your Employees Need To Get Moving
A new study proves that over half of all workers are overweight, contributing to a less productive workplace. The office lifestyle may seem fast-paced, but the sedentary nature of deskwork is the cause of more than half of American workers’ declining physical fitness. Our friends at CareerBuilder shared with us results of a recent study indicating that 55 percent of …
How to Achieve Human Resources Success – Part 4
Practicing these two behaviors will help you graduate from “HR professional” to “business leader.” By John Schierer Yesterday, human resources (HR) supported the business. Tomorrow, however, HR will drive it. In fact, a 2012 survey by HR consultancy KPMG found that 59 percent of senior executives believe HR will grow in strategic importance. Unfortunately, just 17 percent say HR does a …
10 Rules of Business…from the U.S. Army
According to one entrepreneur, several military principles can be equally applied to the business world. In many ways, the knowledge gleaned from four years of college does not compare to what a person can learn at infantry school. Personally, the Army provided me with more fun and interesting experiences and principles than college. I spent a lot of time in …
This is NOT Your Grandfather’s Office Space
Working environments are radically shifting to satisfy the needs of both employers and employees. Once upon a time, companies had a very straightforward approach of giving each employee his or her own office space, desk, computer and other required work supplies. Times have changed, however, and this simplified strategy may no longer define the ideal workspace. There are several factors …
Breakdowns in Communication: It’s All in Your Head
Speaking the same language as others but felt like you weren’t when talking to them? The problem could be differences in “mental dialects.” The Director of Operations at a global telecommunications company was frustrated. “Bill and I spend so much time talking circles,” Don told me, referring to a key direct report who has been working for him for nearly …
What Makes A Leader: Grit & Determination
Harsco’s legal and compliance leader is a firm believer that if leadership was easy, everyone would do it I truly believe that grit and determination shape a good (or great) leader. Whether we are all striving to be good versus great leaders is a topic for a future discussion. Many us of will lead throughout a good portion of our …
What Makes a Leader: Pushing the Limits
Great leaders possess seven characteristics, whether innate or developed, according to the Consumer Electronics Assocation’s leading man Every great, disruptive innovation has been the result of strong and surefooted leaders pushing the limits and inspiring others to move forward. These are women and men who aren’t afraid to lead the way in developing new ideas and questioning the status quo. …
What Makes a Leader: Inspired Followers
Leaders go beyond mere management, according to Empire Today’s VP of Customer Operations There can only be “leaders” if there are “followers.” Leaders don’t exist if people aren’t willing to follow. In order to follow someone, you have to be inspired by them. If people follow someone blindly, then they are not leaders, just a manager. A manager is someone …
What Makes a Leader?: Being an Inspiration
One CEO tells how inspiring team members is critical to being a good leader. What does it take to be a leader, but more importantly a respected leader, in industry? I ask myself that question everyday as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an innovative tech startup, clippingbook.com. Being an entrepreneur is risky; it is challenging across several levels and …
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