How ABM General Council Sarah Hlavinka McConnell’s Texas roots laid the groundwork for her family business success.
Be a Thought Leader – Ned Ward, Stern & Associates
Following Steve Jobs’ example: Innovator. Visionary. King of technology. By Ned Ward However defined, there’s no doubt that the leader who propelled Apple Inc. to its preeminent position in the technology marketplace also directly impacted how we view and consume information. And, while the company itself will continue to succeed without Steve Jobs given the resounding popularity of its innovative …
Spiraling in Control – Bert Smith, CFO at The Body Shop North America
The Body Shop’s North American CFO Bert Smith’s financial career has revolved around cycles of adapting, evolving and learning.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Mitch Fadel, COO at Rent-A-Center
Mitch Fadel, President & COO of Rent-a-Center, stays true to his first love: Business Operations.
Jill of All Trades – Sharon Stufflebeme, CIO at RadioShack
Sharon Stufflebeme, RadioShack CIO, successfully balances work and family responsibilities, all while advancing the retail experience through technology.
Putting the Customer First – Jeanne Bliss, CustomerBliss
Part one of this series, Jeanne Bliss, founder of CustomerBliss, explains how to unite your organization in customer focused annual planning.
Organizing Your Office in Five Steps
Organization isn’t just for being more comfortable in your works-pace, but it improves work-habits and overall productivity. There is no underestimating the role an organized office plays in your peace of mind and greater success. Even now, with productivity conversations revolving around digital storage and electronic solutions, paper piles still run rampant on desktops across the globe. With these piles, …
Dealing with Distracti…
Surrounded by multiple technologies, sometimes it seems impossible to get things done. Here are some pointers to help you keep your focus and complete the task at hand. This happens to me multiple times a day: I start reading through something, and next thing I know I have left that task behind to do something completely different. Sometimes it is …
Effective Communication in the Workplace
Non-verbal communication is just as vital as verbal communication, so what are you really saying? Studies show that nonverbal communication carries between 65-93% more impact than the actual words spoken, especially when the message involves emotional meaning and attitudes. These nonverbal cues include facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, posture, body movement, tones of voice, dress, grooming, touch, and even your …
IRCE 2013: A review
IRCE 2013 brought together eRetailers in different fields to collaborate, learn and share. Here are our takeaways from the event. It is safe to say the internet has changed the way we do business– cross-country meetings are conducted via webcam, an order placed online today has the potential to arrive in the mail tomorrow, connections are made with each other …
Beating the Afternoon Blues
We understand that feeling post lunch-hour. Here are some helpful tips to beat the slump.
People Analytics
Using Social Sensing Technology to Transform Organizations People analytics is simultaneously an extremely old and new phenomenon. When we use data to uncover the workplace behaviors that make people effective, happy, creative, experts, leaders, followers, connectors, early adopters, and so on, we are using people analytics. Thousands of years ago, this data came from humans’ observations of the world. By …
Overheard in the Office: Avoiding Office “Drama”
“We know we’ve had a good day when things run simple and smooth, just making checks off our to-do list.” In a recent staff meeting, we discussed how we communicate to avoid issues. Here at Forefront, we like to keep our work organized, manageable and productive. The best way to do that is to avoid in-office drama that could take …
10 Tips for Successful Business
With business changing so quickly how can you stay ahead of the competition? No one can deny that our world is changing rapidly, and not only in terms of technology. Consumers don’t spend like they used to. The Internet has changed the way people do their shopping. We are seeing a great deal of innovation in the way manufacturers and …