HR managers: struggling retain star employees and recruit new ones? Here are 6 ways that your marketing team can help
We know the shift to remote work, office closures and layoffs during the Covid crisis placed stress on companies and organizations. Now they find themselves competing to retain and recruit and skilled and qualified workers to either replace those who departed, or to...
How a sling-shot can stop a tank: 5 soft spots that smaller operators can target when competing against the big guys
In business, small operators have many strategic shortcomings compared to their larger counterparts – no matter the industry. But just as the storied weaklings who defeat the giants, bullies, dragons, tyrants or other more powerful foe – smaller enterprises can win by...
Repost: Second major Burger King franchisee declares bankruptcy
Acquiring distressed assets can be a long and complex process. It is important to be realistic in expectations for immediate profits, and to plan the details of the work necessary inside the organization to turn it around. From this report, it appears Meridian...
Can the “universal branch” please everyone?
The grand opening of a new bank branch we attended last week proves it’s possible. Similar to the illustration, the branch featured a wonderful, open-space “Universal Branch” design demonstrating the “branch of the future” we’ve written about, and the intersection of...