RECENTLY RELOCATED COMPANY CEOs SHARE WHY AUSTIN TOPPED THEIR LIST AND WHAT TEXAS CAN DO BETTER It’s no secret that Texas continues to do well in job creation, even during our slow emergence from the recession. And the standout city in Texas for luring jobs from elsewhere is, arguably, Austin. With its mix of an [...]

ELITE EXECUTIVES OF DALLAS’ CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING IN 2012 AND BEYOND The commercial construction market dropped 8.5 percent in Texas between 2009 and 2010, according to Engineering News Record. Permits for single-family homes are down 14 percent in 2011 compared to last year. The construction industry is facing challenges not seen [...]

HOW BUSINESS OWNERS CAN DETECT AND DEFEND THEIR BUSINESS AGAINST WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FRAUD Business pays the cost for the majority of workers’ compensation fraud. The fraudsters are varied and can include claimants, businesses, health care providers, bill collectors, bookkeepers, administrators and accountants. The game of fraud is expensive: In July, a $17 million workers’ compensation [...]

FROM SOCIAL MEDIA TO INVESTOR RELATIONS, HOW TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION IS INFLUENCING 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS During the first decade of the 2000’s, “transparency” has been getting a lot of attention, both for its potential to make businesses smarter and more accountable, and for its potential to create problems within a company. On one hand, a transparent [...]

INCENTIVES, EDUCATION AND THE BIG UNKNOWN – 2014 In Houston, the tone for doing business is set by the oil companies. When it comes to their motivation and strategy for employee benefits that include wellness programs, fitness facilities, employee incentives, and in-house medical clinics, is it all about healthy employees and lower costs, or is [...]

A C-SUITE DISCOURSE ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF EMPLOYEE WELLNESS Cancer is expensive. A study of major employers found that patients with cancer cost more than five times as much to insure than patients without cancer. In addition, cancer is expensive to businesses in the loss of productivity and it is also expensive to families in [...]

KEEPING TEXAS TEENS OUT OF HARM’S WAY ON THEIR FIRST JOBS For many businesses, hiring teenagers is commonplace. But teen employees bring little knowledge of workplace safety to the job. According to figures provided by Texas Mutual Insurance, 160-thousand teens nationwide are injured on the job each year. A third of them need to go [...]

GUIDING YOUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH ECONOMIC TURBULENCE, WHILE SAFEGUARDING COMPANY CULTURE “In order to be successful in a volatile world, you must unleash the goodwill and creativity of your people. You must organize your culture in a way that will help your people achieve great things without constant supervision from above. Set this up right, and [...]

In Texas, we have an even more challenging aspect to that knowledge gap because of our energy industry – America’s best and brightest are simply not going into careers in science and engineering.

To build a safe workplace, organizations must first create a culture that emphasizes safety

How to Detect Abuse and Institute Controls to Safeguard Your Business They’re egotistical, risk takers, hard workers, greedy, disgruntled or complainers, have an overwhelming desire for personal gain, are under pressure to perform, inquisitive, rule breakers, under stress, have financial need, are big spenders, have a close relationship with vendors and suppliers, and they can [...]

Our CEO roundtable shares experiences about global expansion, and where profits may be plentiful, it’s not for the faint of heart.