Category: Columnist Spotlight
The Japan Disaster Points Out The Need For Business Continuity Plans
I have fond memories of Japan. I have visited the country four times, spent one memorable night sleeping on the floor of a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, and several months studying at Sophia University in Tokyo. In the summer of … Continue reading
Branding Defined: It’s More Than The Perception Of A Product Or Company
If you asked five people what branding means to them, you’re likely to get five different answers. When discussing branding, the answers will range from needing new letterhead or a logo, to an in-depth strategy, and everything in between. Quite … Continue reading
Learn To Avoid Investment Mistakes
Avoiding big mistakes can have a significant impact on a long-term investment. This impact may be more significant than the performance of a specific fund, stock, bond, or alternative investment. More often, big mistakes occur when investors begin making decisions … Continue reading
Websites That Keep Track Of Some Of Your Information Aren’t All Bad
This weekend my wife and I went shopping for lighting — fixtures and lamps for some redecorating we’re doing. There’s a particular style we like and we found some things in different stores in town, but not a huge selection … Continue reading
Getting Rid Of The Wires
This used to be a pie-in-the-sky proclamation — the idea of charging all of your gadgets without plugging them into an outlet. Less than five years ago there was a lot of chatter about this tech on the horizon, and … Continue reading
How Flexible is Your Workplace?
Employers are more flexible than we sometimes give them credit. A new WorldatWork study, Survey on Workplace Flexibility, revealed that there are 12 types of flexibility programs in use in the workplace today, and while a vast majority – 98 … Continue reading
Top 10 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2011
While we may have just begun 2011, many industry analysts predict that the green building and sustainability movement will rebound in 2011 in spite of the continuing economic difficulties in most developed countries. This overall trend runs counter to the … Continue reading
Why Creating A Marketing Plan Matters
A lot has been said about the importance of creating a marketing plan, but the task at hand often appears so daunting that many business owners and executives never get down to the business of tackling this challenge. Instead, they … Continue reading
The Dow Reaches 12,000 — Where Will We Go From Here?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly climbed to 12,000 on Jan. 26. Is this a sign of hope for our economic growth? The last time the Dow traded at the 12,000 level was in June 2008, when our economy was … Continue reading
The Best And The Brightest From The Consumer Electronics Show
They say that after a nuclear war the only survivors will be cockroaches. And so, after the big hubbub of a large tradeshow such as CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, where companies new and old come out with … Continue reading
Loving To Hate Politicians Is An Old Sport
We love to hate our elected officials. It seems like the American system of representative-democracy is based off of a cycle where we elect leaders and then become disillusioned with them. There is a logical reason why this happens. A … Continue reading
Has Twitter Peaked? A New Study Questions The Relevance Of The Social Media Form
I love year end lists. ‘The 10 This …’ and ‘The Top 15 That …’ This year, one that I enjoyed was on CNN.com, in the business section, about “The Five Most Underreported Stories of 2010.” There’s some great stuff … Continue reading
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