HOW TO SELF-INSURE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM By Lance Pendley Historically, employers ranging in size from 100 to 1,000 employees have been unwilling to look at self-insurance as an option. Many things have contributed to the reluctance: lack of knowledge on the functionality of a self-insured program, cash flow, or a bad claims experience in [...]

THE ONE SECRET EVERY TEXAS CEO SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE By Mike Chapman In this lousy economy small business owners really have to know what they’re doing to compete successfully within an industry and market. Success comes because of accurate and timely information from employees and key suppliers, and then taking quick corrective [...]

STOP ROBBING ENERGY FROM THE WORKPLACE, START MANAGING STRESS By J. Scott Gaertner, M.D. Stress is inevitable. To medical practitioners, stress is defined as a factor that causes bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that alter an existing equilibrium. In workplace terms it is change that is stressful. But change is inevitable, so the [...]

CASE STUDY OF ONE COMPANY UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF: KNOW THYSELF By  Brian Giuffrida Quietly Taking a Leadership Position When our company was founded, it quietly set out to solve a very specific set of problems for one type of organization in a single market. Not surprisingly, with a single mission, market, and focus the [...]

ALZHEIMER’S IMPACT ON BUSINESSES IN TEXAS By David Downey Pat was a model employee. Her steady performance over many years earned her several promotions. But managers above and around her began to notice she was slipping. Things weren’t getting done. Assignments were missed. Her career began to move backwards as she was repeatedly reassigned to [...]

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A GREAT LEADER By Jerry Dilettuso Several years ago a private equity firm recruited me to be the CEO of a troubled company that provided apparel, camps, and competitions to the cheerleading world. As part of my duties, I was invited to speak to coaches’ organizations that were made up of mostly [...]

TURNING DORMANT OPPORTUNITIES INTO NEW BUSINESS By Stephen J. Kirchoff and Tom Camp Many executives are discovering new systematic ways to identify and leverage “lazy assets” into growth and revenue opportunities, new businesses, or competitive advantages that meet unmet/unknown needs in direct or adjacent markets. Turning lazy assets into new opportunities offers a variety of [...]

Commentary By James Thompson We Americans like to think we live in a society without a class structure and its associated boundaries. We’ve historically prided ourselves on the egalitarianism promoted by the founding fathers; however, class has always been an underlying yet quiet force in American society. That’s about to change dramatically as a more [...]