The National Sleep Foundation says that adults need about seven hours of sleep a night in order to feel rested. However, when you’re a CEO, sleep isn’t always on the agenda. For example, take Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat. One of the most renowned automotive executives in the world, Sergio works on four hours of sleep a night, which isn’t an altogether uncommon practice for...
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Contributed by Cliff Sink. When small business owners go to sell their company they often receive a rude shock when the valuation that is offered to them is greatly below what they were expecting. This happens because buyers have become much savvier over the past few years in understanding for what they are really paying. Revenue and profits are great, but they only tell part...
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Contributed by Matt Sauer, Chief People Officer. Whether you have a set time period for your exit or nothing on the horizon, it is always a good idea to be working on your succession planning and selecting your heir apparent. While it can never be too early to start working on this, you don’t ever want to be in the situation where it is too...
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Contributed by Kristen McAlister, President. You can go online and shop for just about anything you want. It can be in your in hands as quickly as tomorrow, and now with Amazon’s new tests, possibly the same day. So why shouldn’t you have the same access for all facets of talent for your business? There are not only new ways to source talent, ie. websites...
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