You’re interviewing applicants for a key position. Asking all the expected questions, where do you see yourself in 5 years, what are your strengths, what attracted you to our small business, etc. Sitting across from you, the potential candidate becomes more relaxed, more confident and self-assured with each answer. It’s
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
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
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
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
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
An organization’s ecosystem, much like a biological one, should support growth. In a biological ecosystem, life interacts symbiotically to achieve growth. For instance, plants provide oxygen that animals breathe. An organization can support growth by creating a learning ecosystem where curious, innovative, hard-working employees are rewarded. This is what happened
According to Microsoft, modern humans supposedly have an average attention span of 8 seconds. That’s even shorter than the infamously short memory of a goldfish that clocks in at 9 seconds! Whether or not this is true, we’ve all seen how easily people can get distracted or lose interest in
