By Renato Ramirez Texas’ border region has a very entrepreneurial culture. A lot of people here start their own business or a business is passed on from one generation to the next. These are smart, motivated people but many of them have no financial training. They are knowledgeable about their business but they have questions [...]

FIVE ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHILE MANAGING EMPLOYEE 401 (K) PLANS By Todd Kading For many of your employees, their largest investment asset is their 401(k) plan through your company. Managing the plans can be one of the least understood challenges in the investment world, and like many other aspects of operating a business, transparency is [...]

3 Ways to Make Gen Y “Sticky By Emily Holden When it comes to Millennials in the workforce, one key word springs to mind: “misunderstood.” Members of my generation, also known as Gen Y and the Millennial generation, have picked up some negative labels from older employees who are perplexed by our behavior. We are [...]

How to Mitigate and Manage the Ripple Effects of Litigation By Ladd Sanger Manufacturers and distributors of products may at some time be faced with a claim that their product caused injury. How the company and its legal team deals with the claim will have ripple effects throughout the company. Litigation is always going to [...]

By Dave Guerra  The servant leadership revolution is on. And if there is an epicenter it must be in Texas. Servant Leadership Simplified If you drill servant leadership down to its intrinsic essence, this translates into a decentralized structure that focuses on employee empowerment and encourages responsibility, self-direction, growth, and innovation. It also means having [...]

By David J. Lineman One of the growing business risks facing companies today is the possibility of a damaging data breach or cyber attack. Since 2005, over 3200 reported breaches have exposed over 500 million records, generating millions in fines and hundreds of embarrassing headlines. So how can board members know if their management team [...]

By Tyler Dawson Today with so much emphasis on measurable results you see metrics, dashboards and scorecards abound in many businesses. These metrics sets are built into presentation slide decks and posted in the meeting rooms and hallways. Zombie Metrics Or None At All Often, the disappointing truth is that within these organizations, few understand [...]

By Dave Shaw and David Wenger There are a thousand theories for how to strengthen your company’s brand, and most of them are probably totally workable. At the very least, they must have worked at one time for some company, or they wouldn’t have found their way into someone’s book on brand building. But how [...]