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What has happened to high school graduates’ math skills?
Too many managers forget their customers are already upset when they call
As the Patriots show, doing your best provokes fanatical loyalty
Regardless of your type of business, it makes a difference to find out
Profit has become a dirty word earned by the greedy few, and it seems many think a profit can’t possibly be made without doing something immoral or illegal.
This bit of advice can help improve your performance
We are quick to take credit for anything that goes well, but never for anything that goes wrong
What are the other supermarket chains really doing with their newfound customers?
What are the other supermarket chains really doing with their newfound customers?
If you got fired, would your employees and customers exhibit some of this kind of loyalty?
When we’re pressed for time, we tend to fight fires and forget about trying to prevent the next one
The financial community’s need for immediate gratification has permeated its way into all aspects of business
It’s a value that can’t be taught in a training class
All companies have as the same problem: not enough people to buy their products
If you do what everybody else does, it’s really tough to get ahead
If you can’t trust the people that work for you, you’re in a lot of trouble
It’s a lot easier when your people know what they’re doing and you don’t have to keep giving them instructions
It’s not easy to make health care even more expensive
I had just donated blood and was having the required refreshments before leaving. Someone asked a question about doing business in China. I responded, and from across the table, someone I had never seen before added a comment. I was…
There seems to be relatively little discussion about what all of this will do to our global competitiveness
Success in the workplace can often come down to dumb luck
Why much of our celebrated productivity is an illusion
Few people understand the key is to work well with people
Thoughts on giving iPads to children in grammar school
When I heard of the Boston Marathon bombing, I was reminded of a 1990 trip I had taken to speak at a productivity conference in Israel. I was there for two weeks consulting with both Israeli and Palestinian clients. I…
Why it’s even more important to be honest in the cyber world
The Yahoo case shows it’s vitally important to ensure you’re reviewing the right information before making a decision
Self-promotion is a sure way to turn any audience off
Turning a ‘we have no openings” into “we’d like to create a job for you,’ isn’t a long shot. It happens all the time
Your people may not die on the job as they burn out, but the mistakes they make in their fatigued state are costing far more than you might imagine
You don’t have to vote the way your customers want, but you risk upsetting them – and losing business
Helping people stay healthy has to be more profitable than helping them into an early grave
Targeting solutions requires understanding the underlying problems and their sources
Cyber scams cost U.S. businesses $16.6B in 2023. Learn key steps to protect your company from phishing, data breaches, and AI-driven threats.
Building on our discussion of people and culture strategies in the March 14 issue of NH Business Review, we now turn our focus to collective leadership — a dynamic and essential approach to leadership in today’s evolving workplace. Before diving…
If we want to remain competitive on a global scale, we need to focus on education
NH Businesses for Social Responsibility initiative promotes members doing good
As the Legislature looks to increase state involvement in housing policy, community engagement remains critical
For various business reasons, an employer may determine that it needs to move a full-time employee to part-time status. Before an employer makes such a determination, it should pause and carefully consider certain issues.