This year is zipping by quickly and it might be a good time to pause and assess your goals for the year – whether they’re for your company, your career or even your personal life. We enter into a new year with a fresh set of ideas and plans. And yet the busyness of everyday [...]

Who in your office is both loved and cursed – possibly all in the same day? The “computer guy.” We love it when he saves an important file, recovers a damaged hard drive or brings our e-mail Inbox back from some high-tech black hole. We get mad when that same beloved computer guy can’t get [...]

We’ve previously written about making effective presentations, focusing on such tips as keeping it short, not overdoing the PowerPoint with 102 slides and important, yet complex, material in a handout instead. But we love this column from Dan and Chip Heath (authors of “Made to Stick”) about using your presentations to “show, don’t tell.” They [...]

Even though we’re still sweating like mad in the Carolinas and more than eager for fall’s slightly cooler temperatures, for many, an entirely new season is beginning – the start of school. For most parents, the beginning of a new school year is a relief from juggling summer camps and childcare, but it also means [...]

The number of women-owned businesses grew more than 40 percent between 1997 and 2007. More and more women are following their entrepreneurial dreams while crafting a schedule that often meshes with family life. One way women can get more business, particularly in terms of government contracts, is to become certified as a Woman’s Business Enterprise. [...]