Efficient internal communication is closely related to employee’s engagement which in turn is key to high profitability. However, keeping the staff’s interest alive and engage the team in an on-going two-way interaction might be a challenge. Below are some suggestions on how to freshen up some of the notoriously tedious company documents.    Code of conduct   This one can be as exciting as watching paint dry. But worry not, most of the companies h...

Katie Kern, Partner is the COO of Media Frenzy Global. Katie has also served on the board of directors for YWCA of Greater Charleston and TAG Marketing society. Katie, what does diversity hiring mean to you? It’s about removing bias from the hiring process and providing equal opportunities and access to jobs to everyone. I can speak from an US perspective only, I can’t discuss other countries, but it’s a long history of discrimination based on origin, race, religion, age...

Our guest today is Lyneir Richardson, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) at Rutgers Business School. He serves (and has served) on numerous non-profit and civic boards, committees and commissions. What does diversity hiring mean to startups? Building great products requires a diversity of thought. Hiring people having different backgrounds or world views leads to positive tension in t...

Books, papers, and essays have been written about the way Toyota handles its manufacturing processes. The practices have long been admired as a model for other companies to follow. Called the Toyota Production System, it is one of the success stories about the lean manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing simply aims to minimize waste as much as possible because in this industry, and other manufacturing-related industries, it is very easy to accumulate it. When mistakes are made, waste can buil...

Once you've made it to the position of a business leader, you might feel like you've reached the plateau in your professional career, especially if you have recently been promoted to CEO role.   So, what comes next?    Whatever your next career goal is, becoming a leader that inspires and motivates everyone around will definitely help you to achieve it. Each organization has its own culture and dynamics and there is no one size that fits them all. Most likely,...