Now that the second quarter is behind us, Dear Retailers, how are your forecasts holding up since the U.S. economic growth slowed to an annual rate of 2.1 percent? Are tariffs eating into your margins more than anticipated yet? What other vexing contextual themes are you wrestling with as we moved into the second half of 2019? What […]
Strategy
How Do You Motivate Disgruntled Employees?
Excuse me? Wait a minute! Who is to say that your employees are disgruntled? Dear Managers, employees are mere mortals and they tend to mimic the energy they receive. So, before you berate them further, why not take this opportunity to look into your own management style? This blog is offering three keys that should help turn things and improve […]
Increase Your Net Worth While Working Full-Time
The term net worth seems to be thrown around all the time. But, is the average American working for a big company seeing her/his net worth actually increase? And what should a healthy net worth look like today for the average full-time employee? Is it the ability to pay for a yearly family vacation without putting the expense […]