Teaching teens about money
How can you have a constructive conversation with your teenagers about saving, responsible spending, peer pressure about consumer goods, credit or the value of money? 

Are your teens smart about money?
Do your teenagers blow through money like a tornado through a cornfield without appreciating how long it took you to earn it? Do they understand why gas or food prices go up or down? 

Key person insurance
Most companies have at least one employee who is key to the success of the business. Whether it's the owner, a partner, a majority stockholder, or someone with a high level of expertise, the loss or death of that person could mean financial ruin for the company. Do you have the right protection?

Avoiding groupthink among employees
Groupthink occurs when your staff is more concerned about securing the approval of others than in challenging their coworkers to come up with breakthrough ideas.  Are your employees suffering from this ailment?

How to check references
You've interviewed several people and think you've finally narrowed down just the right one for the job. But don't make an offer just yet...

Finding a good business broker
A business broker is similar to a real estate agent. Business brokers provide the match making service of bringing together buyers and sellers of businesses.  But how do you find one for your business?

Bullying: a national pastime spinning out of control
The focus on bullying in the workplace continues to draw focus from management and HR ranks everywhere.   It's a national epidemic and now there's a book coming out that describes it in detail...

Picturing segmentation at work
It's one thing to say it. It's another thing to actually be able to picture it at work.  How do you begin to implement segmentation in your marketing picture?

Boost your print effectiveness FAST
Want a quick and inexpensive way to dramatically boost the effectiveness of your print mail? Segment it. Here's how to start...

8 rules to lead by
A story appeared on Time.com about Nelson Mandela and the 8 rules he lives by.  It's something that every manager and business owner should read at least once to help inspire more change in their work place.

It only takes a second...
It doesn't take any more time to be pleasant, warm, friendly and caring than it does to be melancholy. However, the difference it will make in the customers mind is dramatic.  Are you taking the time to make a great first impression?

It takes discipline to walk the talk
A client phoned to say, "This culture survey you talked us into has been a disaster. All it's done is surface problems and give people a chance to moan and groan..." I wanted to know are they right?

The cornerstone to the pursuit of happiness
Here are a few tips on how to launch or reinvigorate your own pursuit of happiness.