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Women impact financial results. According to a 2004 study by Catalyst, a women’s research and advisory organization, Fortune 500 companies with the highest percentages of women corporate officers saw, on average, 35{099636d13cf70efd8d812c6f6a5a855fb6f8f27f35bea282d2df1d5ae896e2c2} higher return on equity and a 34{099636d13cf70efd8d812c6f6a5a855fb6f8f27f35bea282d2df1d5ae896e2c2} higher…
It Starts With You Trying to separate fact from fiction when it comes to health care reform can feel like a full-time job. President Obama’s health care plan continues to spark heated debate, but while politicians point fingers and Americans…
by Hillary Lynch and Christine Chesser With the economy at a historic low and the future of the space center in question, now is the time companies and their managers are looking for ways to do more with less. As…
by Mark R. Malek and Jason A. Fischer …and the U.S. Economy at Large Most common forms of intellectual property find their origin in the United States Constitution. With the goal of “promot[ing] the progress of science and the useful…
Goal Setting is the First Step toward Success What will 2010 bring? Will you determine your success or will distractions – e.g. the economy, competition, healthcare, Afghanistan, or life in general – determine your destination? You are either driving toward…
If It Isn’t Raised It Should Be! There is a common misconception that estate planning is only for the rich. So let’s do a test to determine whether you need an estate plan. Imagine you have everything you care about…
My job is helping people resolve disputes. Sometimes I work as an advocate for one side, sometimes as a neutral mediator helping people find their own solutions and sometimes as an arbitrator making decisions for them. My observation is that…
New Services, Programs Define Organization Brevard Workforce Development Board is known to different people in different ways. The historical approach of separate brands for our various audiences worked fairly successfully for many years under Brevard Job Link, but our services…
Periodically, there is a barrage of e-mail in my inbox questioning the science that suggests global warming is occurring. When such an e-mail deluge strikes I embrace my ability to think critically. My thoughts go like this: The concern with…
Grant to Help Build Capacity for Local CBO’s Thomas Jefferson has been quoted as using these words to define leadership and community: educate, inform and engage. While we were not intentionally using the Jefferson model in 2006, our Board of…
