VIEWPOINT: Ask Rusty: Will Retiring Early from Work Affect my Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I stopped working at age 55, well before my full retirement age of 66 years and 10 months. I had more than 35 years working prior to retiring from work. I don’t intend to start collecting Read More
VIEWPOINT: How Resiliency & Reconnection Drive Our Community Forward
There has been a lot written about how the past 18 months have been like nothing we’ve experienced efore, and while we hope that we never have to experience anything like the coronavirus pandemic aga Read More
VIEWPOINT: Every business leader now has a new role: Healer-in-Chief
A study released by the CDC in early July revealed some eye-opening statistics about frontline workers in my industry: • Since March 2020, respondents (health-care workers) reported experiencing trau Read More
VIEWPOINT:Top 5 Considerations for Updating Policies & Procedures
Emerging from the trials and tribulations from the pandemic, many business owners learned valuable lessons to keep their companies running smoothly. Those ranged from updating health and safety protoc Read More
VIEWPOINT: 7 Ways Leaders Can Finish the Year Off Strong
It’s been a challenging year for many businesses due to the pandemic. Whether you’ve thrived or struggled in difficult times, there’s no doubt challenges came your way. Many entrepreneurs neglect sel Read More
VIEWPOINT: Feeling down in the dumps? Take stock of the optimist in you
You’ll live longer There is a song that tells us to “accentuate the positive.” Philosopher Norman Vincent Peale wrote a best-selling book that encouraged us to use the “power of positive thinking” to Read More
VIEWPOINT: Tips & Resources for Small Businesses on Road to Recovery
Small-business owners in Central New York and across the country are slowly but surely regaining their footing after a uniquely challenging year. According to new research from Bank of America’s 2021 Read More
VIEWPOINT: How to Motivate and Coach Employees for Success
I talk to lots of people each day and that I hear is a lack of love, support, motivation, and recognition from their direct manager or supervisor. Too many people in management positions think the onl Read More
VIEWPOINT: Where Businesses Should Focus this Year to Recapture Sales
Suggested tools that will make the biggest impact With COVID-19 behind us, it’s time to refocus on our pre-pandemic priorities. For most of us, that’s back to the old grind: finding ways to generate Read More
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