Wage-and-hour lawsuits are up for the fifth straight year according to a study undertaken by the Federal Judicial Center. Between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, plaintiffs brought a total of 7,764 suits. This is a 10 percent jump over the c... more...

Guest blogger Carlos Nouche from Visualize.Many companies today grapple with a misalignment between marketing, sales, and the executive staff. This can cause a case of the ￢ﾀﾜmis￢ﾀﾝ- missteps and miscommunication, which lead to lower productivity and... more...

It was 1996 when John Kotter first published Leading Change and told us that 70% of all major change efforts by businesses fail. Nearly two decades later there is little evidence that any improvement has occurred, and this 70% failure rate ... more...

Mark Chadwick, CEO of Chadwick Services is our guest blogger. Chadwick Service is a Philadelphia based commercial heating and air conditioning company started in 1977. I have been president and sole owner since 2004 and it has grown, but not eno... more...

Guest Blog by Joanie Rufo.I recently spent a few days in Sonoma, CA, which included some phenomenal wine tastings. On one vineyard tour, our guide mentioned a particular technique called ￢ﾀﾜstressing the grape.￢ﾀﾝ I￢ﾀﾙd never heard this phrase befor... more...

We were in Dallas, attending the Vistage International Conference. The ballroom was packed with 1,100 CEOs and Vistage Chairs from across the country and around the world. It￢ﾀﾙs exciting to be around successful business leaders, anticipating that wi... more...

8 important questions you should be asking. Successful CEOs are always looking for new opportunities to invest, either in their own company or new start-ups. Are you planning on investing in a new venture? Or perhaps you are looking for someone to in... more...

This is ￢ﾀﾜsocial hygiene￢ﾀﾝ month at Chief Outsiders. Yep. We￢ﾀﾙre cleaning out closets and getting into better shape ￢ﾀﾓ starting with LinkedIn. If you follow our blogs and our firm, you know that we￢ﾀﾙre not a social marketing company, even though... more...

I have no room to be persnickety when it comes to grammar. But I never can understand what is so difficult about distinguishing among (among, not between) there, their and they￢ﾀﾙre. Most of the time, however, I will pro... more...

Could Be Your Strategy or Value Proposition Needs Refinement If your organization￢ﾀﾙs revenue isn￢ﾀﾙt up to par, a good place to start is to review your company Strategy and Value Proposition. Strategy In his book The Advantage, author Patrick Lenc... more...