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What ‘Shooting For The Stars’ Actually Means for Business Growth And Sustainability
Even when this CEO didn’t hit all of his objectives, keeping a “go big” mentality helped him get closer to where he wanted to be. It might sound elementary, but our anecdotal evidence shows that companies actively setting big goals typically leads to business growth and sustainability. Of course,...
How to Keep Your Most Valued Employees During ‘The Great Resignation’
Companies that keep the best people on their team know that every employee's healthy work-life balance is different. In the spring of 2020, millions of people were losing their jobs as the pandemic shuttered entire industries and sectors. Individuals who remained employed craved job security, so...
4 Strategies to Help Gen-Z and Millennials (and Other Generations) Work Better Together
5 generations of employees will be working together under one roof. Are you prepared for the unexpected? As Gen-Z enters the workforce, for the first time in history, five generations of employees will be working together under one roof, at least for a short period of time. In this...
Brand Awareness and Reg F
The limited content message exception in the CFPB’s Reg F presents an opportunity to strengthen your brand, which ACA attorney member Tricia Ann-Olson Zachary will cover in a Hot Topic webinar Aug. 5. Here, she explains why branding is important—especially now—in the ARM industry. Many years ago,...
Confronting the Ransomware Crisis: Advanced Common Sense Advice
We are facing a ransomware crisis that has already impacted our society and continues to cause havoc and devastation. Ransom attacks, banking on stolen information, are also on the rise and will soon surpass ransomware attacks due to the simplicity of the crimes. In the recent ISACA Ransomware...
Voice Cloning of Growing Interest to Actors and Cybercriminals
As voice cloning technology has become ever more effective, it is of increasing interest to actors... and cybercriminals. When Tim Heller first heard his cloned voice he says it was so accurate that "my jaw hit the floor... it was mind-blowing". Voice cloning is when a computer program is used to...
What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Business
One seasoned entrepreneur shares the five most painful lessons he's learned building companies, and what he wishes he knew then. As a young child I always had a passion for buying and selling. Long before my 10th birthday I started finding and selling golf balls, then bikes, skateboards, and, by...
This is Not a Forever Virtual Business World
I know it’s fashionable for the talking heads in the leadership and workplace space to predict a business world that is “forever virtual.” However, let me be the first to burst that bubble by saying: That’s not gonna happen! Indeed, the COVID-19 housing boom indicates that I am wrong. The folks...
Employees Say These 4 Things Can Ease the Transition Back to the Office
Some employees are resisting going back to the office. But these team members are ready, and think these strategies will help make for a smooth transition. Companies are making plans to return to the office. Staffing firm LaSalle Network’s Office Re-Entry Index found that most CEOs surveyed...