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Entrepreneurs and small businesses have copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Trade secret protection is the way small business owners can safeguard their confidential information or valuable technical knowledge from becoming public. From cyberattacks to former employees who disclose information to a competitor, small business owners have intangible assets that

Harassment is unfortunately common in the modern world. This is no less true for the workplace, but when it happens in the workplace, legal ramifications can threaten the financial security and public image of a business. The best thing an organization can do to face down harassment and come out

Anyone who has ever traveled for work has likely experienced first hand the benefits of immersing oneself in a diverse setting. Businesses should strive to bring that diversity to daily operations, and maybe not for the reasons you think. I completed corporate training once on “Diversity in the Workplace” and

If you’re going to take leadership strategy from anyone, it should be a proven leader. Forbes contributor, Paulina Karpis, caught up with Lyft’s Chief Business Officer, David Baga, to do exactly that– get leadership advice from the best.  Baga says there are three important strategies to keep in your leadership

Technology has made the world a much more convenient but also complicated place. The advent of databases gave way to search algorithms and eventually led to the glut of information that we call Big Data today. The volume of information available today is staggering and is constantly growing. According to

The world is in a constant state of change. The need for businesses to adapt to the shifting landscape of the modern world requires effective organizational communication strategies that allow information to flow smoothly throughout the enterprise. Developing a culture of communication and transparency will empower your organization to take

Businesses have to constantly be on guard for possible issues arising from legal complications. This is easier said than done due to the complicated and constantly changing nature of law in the modern world. A lawsuit brought against a company can cause untold financial damage, even in the event that

A number of tools are available for organizations, supporting their talent acquisition process from onboarding to succession planning, and everything in between. However, without an assessment strategy that has clear measurable factors, businesses aren’t using these tools to their full potential. Even more importantly, they aren’t putting an infrastructure in

Most effective leaders understand the importance of growth because they realize there is always room to improve. The skills necessary for being a great leader are innumerable, with new things to learn added to that list every day. At Treaty Oak, we want you to achieve success. In pursuit of

You’ve probably identified a few high-potential employees who you would like to see take on leadership roles. Perhaps you’ve even offered them opportunities that for some reason, beyond your comprehension, they have declined. If you’ve been offering a leadership development training program and not seeing much interest, it can be