Managing others used to be more autocratic than it was democratic. It was more "command and control" versus "achieving a consensus" of opinions. The role of a middle manager in a growing business has evolved in many ways, according to recent research.... Read More
To grow or not to grow? That is the question. In 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) indicated 99.4% of businesses in the state of Indiana had less than 500 employees. That represents a number in excess of 530,000 businesses employing a total of more than 1.2 million people. In order to grow, most businesses are faced with making the decision to obtain a loan in order to expand.... Read More
China poured 6.6 gigatons of cement from 2011-2014. That fact is not the least bit disconcerting or informative, until you put it in perspective, as Bill Gates has done. He adroitly pointed out the United States had poured only 4.5 gigatons of cement, in the last one hundred years. ... Read More
“When you come to the fork in the road, take it,” said Yogi Berra, the famous New York Yankee baseball player of the 1960s. While many are lost on his words, in many respects, no truer words were spoken.... Read More
Indiana ranks first with the highest concentration of manufacturing employment in the country, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. As recently as this past October, the State had 2.04 times the national average. There were 2.73 million workers employed by Indiana manufacturers.... Read More
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them," said John Maxwell. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” Maxwell’s quotes are just a few of the qualities represented by leadership. How do your leadership qualities compare?... Read More
For centuries, jobs have evolved and devolved. From the Industrial Revolution to the age of computerization, artificial intelligence (AI) is now in the forefront of job replacement. In a recent study of five million job listings by Bloomberry, a labor trend publication, several job types will be replaced sooner than others.... Read More
Personality type that is. “Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse and power to bless,” Rotary International founder Paul Harris is known to have said. In so many ways, Harris articulated the many different personality types in a few succinct words.... Read More
While the thought of converting expenses to revenue seems counter intuitive, it is more than possible in the business climate of today. Many well known companies have already done it and more are in the process. Firms are turning expenses into revenue streams, irrespective of whether they are in manufacturing, services, or distribution.... Read More
Taylor Swift is a recent example of achieving scalability. She made some very savvy, yet intentional, business decisions that took her to the top of the entertainment industry. Here is what she did and how she did it, in order to expand and grow her brand.... Read More
