More than 28 percent of U.S. employees left their jobs last year to go to work somewhere else — an 11 percent increase over 2017, according to the 2018 Retention Report by the Work Institute. That number is expected to continue to climb to a striking 33 percent by 2020. With the competition for top […]
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No organization or industry is immune to delivering bad news at some point in time. It could be a failed business strategy, a lost customer, a flopping product or a major employee mistake, there will be bumps in the road that require leaders to deliver bad news to any number of stakeholders. “Whether it’s a
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Developing ideas that are worth sharing and building lasting trust in your opinions can be a powerful branding and marketing tool for organizations of all sizes — not just for major corporations. In fact, thought leadership is less about how big your organization is and more about how big your ideas are, says Mary Ellen
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With consumers increasingly seeking out companies that align with their values and have a positive effect on the world, more organizations are moving beyond traditional corporate structures that place profit above all else. One of the emerging tools in this movement is benefit corporations, which are structured to consider society and the environment in addition
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Sometimes a startup encounters a problem so serious or complex that it simply cannot be solved. Whether it’s an internal issue with staff or culture, or an external challenge such as the inability to connect with customers, issues of this magnitude can be company-killers. As a founder, if you’ve exhausted your time, knowledge, resources and
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Read how Baton Rouge-based mobile app company Red Kraken and co-founder Daniel Norman are making waves in the mobile gaming world.
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Talent is the lifeblood of any dynamic organization. But a healthy economy and an evolving labor force have made recruiting and retaining that vital talent more difficult than ever, says Christina Boudreaux, founder of Talent Made Simple, a Baton Rouge-based recruiting and human resources consulting firm. “It is a war out there,” Boudreaux says. “The
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It takes relentless drive for a startup founder to guide a business idea from nothing into a dynamic, life-changing company. But that same tenaciousness can often cause entrepreneurs to overlook an important aspect of business success: time away from the business. Vacations, downtime and work-life balance can be easily overlooked in a startup culture that
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Artificial intelligence and automation are poised to reshape how businesses interact with customers in the coming years as technologies mature and consumer demand for faster and more conversational service increases. “Like it or not, AI is becoming way more sophisticated and able to interact with us in ways that we deem acceptable — and it
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From cash flow to recruiting and retaining talent to managing evolving customer needs, scaling up a company represents a level of complexity that is well beyond the initial startup phase. During a recent Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week panel discussion, a group of Louisiana entrepreneurs shared lessons they learned along the way as they successfully scaled
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