As a company grows, it's critical that everyone from the top down has a thorough understanding of what objectives the entire organization is working toward. A leader who prioritizes communicating the vision and goals is essential to ensuring that employees truly feel connected to the work they are doing.

In a business setting, it's difficult not to think of your peers as competition. Whether they are within your immediate team or running their own company with an offering similar to yours, it's inevitable that you'll begin comparing yourself to them, assuming that their every success may mean lost opportunities for you.

As a company grows, it's critical that everyone from the top down has a thorough understanding of what objectives the entire organization is working toward. A leader who prioritizes communicating the vision and goals is essential to ensuring that employees truly feel connected to the work they are doing.

New year offers businesses the opportunity to set both company-wide and department-specific goals. As each department works toward achieving set objectives, tracking progress can help ensure short- and long-term goals are on the right track and moving in the right direction for the entire organization.

One of the primary goals of marketing is to capture and hold the attention of the public. Campaigns that do this successfully not only raise the visibility of a company's brand, but also place the organization in a position of authority. Success, however, does come with a new set of challenges, namely the fact that people are always looking for something new and fresh.

Company loss where a leader is ready to move on can be bittersweet and even provoke anxiety and feelings of the unknown among their team members. Employees may be concerned about gaining a new leader and how their job may change once a new leader is appointed.

In the face of a setback, such as layoffs or a deal falling through, a leader's next actions make all the difference for employees. Leaning on the support of employees and, in turn, supporting employees is critical for building and maintaining leadership credibility and the trust of your team when things go south.

Business growth can do wonders for increasing the reach of an organization, but leaders must be careful not to do too much too fast. Expenses that are not kept in check can impact a business's operations and the procedures in place that keep things running smoothly. One wrong decision can easily strain a limited budget.

Today's customers have more options than ever when it comes to online shopping, which is why marketing your e-commerce business can sometimes feel like shouting into the void. It can be even more difficult if you're adapting brick-and-mortar retail campaigns to the online realm.

Entrepreneurs need to rethink their current beliefs about professional development if they are truly interested in growing their businesses and enhancing their own skills for future success. In this blog, we share recommendations on how entrepreneurs can take action and start investing in their own professional development.

More and more, it seems that healthcare isn’t so much a right or privilege as it is a commodity. As pointed out over a decade ago, healthcare is a finite resource: After all, “there are only so many doctors, hospitals, and, most important, money to go around.” In a commoditized market, healthcare facilities have to work harder to differentiate themselves.

Genuine relationships within a company can help to create a more engaged and productive workforce. Though sometimes these relationships develop naturally over the course of the regular work, other times they require a bit of a push. But how exactly can leaders work to foster more connections between their employees?

Many organizations have seen the productivity benefits of working virtually, even well in advance of the pandemic. Utilizing the best talent available, where geography is no longer an issue, has resulted in several advantages.

Business owners must thoughtfully move toward reopening while considering the needs of their customers and teams.

By adopting a distributed model, focusing on what you do best and coordinating the rest, you could still provide a world-class experience while limiting your liability.

The demands and pressures on the healthcare industry and its leaders are greater than ever before. It’s time to get creative.

Effective leaders make communication a priority, not only to ensure key ideas and messages are shared, but also to build relationships. Take time to celebrate successes, milestones and other individual accomplishments with direct reports and even those whom don't report to you.

Disagreements left unchecked increase the chances of a conflict escalating, negatively impacting the culture of the company and creating a toxic environment as a result.

Here are three strategies healthcare leaders could employ to ensure they’re attracting, developing and retaining the nursing staff they need to provide quality care.

We recently discussed COVID burnout, when healthcare workers on the frontline of the pandemic response choose to leave the industry rather than continue shouldering the burden of an unending health crisis.