WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE BENEFITS SAVINGS – THINK LONG TERM, NOT WEIGHT A Commentary By Ragen Chastain It’s New Year’s Resolution time. If this year’s resolution involves saving money on employee benefits and helping employees be healthier and more productive then a focus on healthy habits is the key. It has become increasingly [...]

INVESTING IN TOMORROW’S LATINO WORKFORCE A Commentary By Jim Estrada Throughout our nation’s history, the work ethic is a characteristic many of us have come to appreciate. It is a trait that has been rewarded in almost every facet of our society – classrooms, playing fields and workplaces. It is a major factor in an [...]

GROOMING WOMEN EXECUTIVES FOR BOARD ROOM SUCCESS By Melisa Denis Three years ago, I started investigating the qualifications to serve on a corporate board. As a senior partner in one of the big four accounting firms, I had plenty of experience working around C-level executives and corporate board rooms. As a female in the business [...]

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 [...]

PLAYING WITH OUR POTENTIAL:  THE FUTURE TEXAS WORKFORCE By Laura Seargeant Richardson The headlines are staggering. According to Newsweek the United States is in a creativity crisis. TIME reports that today’s students are less tolerant of ambiguity and have an aversion to complexity. The Futurist suggests the biggest challenge facing our children is their inability [...]

A Commentary By Brent M. Longnecker & Chris S. Crawford Is anyone else sick and tired of how politicians of both parties are enjoying slamming Corporate America ad nauseam? To some extent, additional oversight was brought on by poor business practices; therefore, increased governance and accountability were in order. However, this has become dangerously one-sided. [...]

By Lance Armstrong Most people associate the word cancer with pain and suffering. They see it as a death sentence. With cancer ranking as the No. 1 killer in the world – 8 million deaths a year – this line of thinking isn’t unwarranted. But when I hear the word cancer, I think about survivorship. [...]

We asked both candidates for Texas Governor to share their plan to maintain, change or enhance the Texas business climate. Both Rick Perry and Bill White responded with these ‘In Closing’ articles.

We asked both candidates for Texas Governor to share their plan to maintain, change or enhance the Texas business climate. Both Rick Perry and Bill White responded with these ‘In Closing’ articles.

It’s now the year 2020 – let’s look back at the last decade to see what happened in the world of healthcare. What were the real long-term transformative trends that would provide for real change, real opportunity, real growth and real solutions?

But the business community is often outflanked on major public policy issues, at least in terms of communicating with the public. Corporate America is a big target and often seems content to keep its head down and not fire back.