WHY RECRUITERS ARE STILL VALUABLE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD
I’m often asked if the rise of social media and professional networking sites like LinkedIn and such has impacted my job as a recruiter. My answer is “Certainly!” But not…
Read more »WHEN FAMILY WEALTH OUTGROWS THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Transitions in a family business are difficult. Deciding how and where to grow, changing roles and responsibilities and balancing emotions and egos are all transitions which are amplified in a…
Read more »THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN RECRUITING: CANDIDATES
“Social Media is where it’s at!” Or so we are told over and over again. Certainly the feeling is that if you aren’t using it, either as a candidate or…
Read more »THE 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO IF YOUR ARE A WHATSAPP EMPLOYEE
The recent acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook, at an astonishingly high valuation, brings to mind some thoughts about the challenges faced by those 53 WhatsApp employees who find themselves suddenly…
Read more »SILICON VALLEY IS HIRING
In the March 5 San Francisco Business Times, John Sailors shared the results of a jobs survey from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. The finding, based on a survey of 200…
Read more »ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AUTOMATION: THE OFTEN NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY
The past ten to fifteen years have seen significant advancement in the body of knowledge around best practices in Accounts Payable processing. Despite all of that expertise available to anyone…
Read more »FRAUD AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
The larger an organization grows, the more complex its operations become. While growth is the sought-after goal of business, that success brings with it a heightened risk of fraud. Fraud…
Read more »NON-PROFIT DASHBOARD 2: BUILDING THE RIGHT ONE
In a previous post, I made the case for non-profits to implement dashboards to aid in accountability and to help them stay focused on what is most important to the organization….
Read more »IS IT TIME TO HIRE A CFO?
If you’re a start-up or a small company CEO (especially for the first time), at some point you’ve asked yourself “Do I need to hire a CFO?” I’ve seen variations…
Read more »BUILDING INTERNATIONAL TAX STRUCTURES
Business decision makers are often perplexed by tax issues, especially international ones. While “keeping it simple” is often desirable in business the reality is that some aspects of running an…
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