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A business’s culture is often considered its bedrock. However, few really understand how culture forms and therefore struggle to know how to correct it when it seems to be straying.  Culture is created from beliefs of employees about how things work. These beliefs are formed through daily behaviors and the response to these actions, and

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Recessions are inevitable, and some economists believe we may face another one fairly soon. Oddly, the very behavior that could help an organization maintain stability, and quite possibly thrive during an economic downturn, is the one that is often the first to be abandoned when times get tough — collaboration. A study, highlighted in The

The development of the universal banker model has been one of the biggest recent shifts in the retail banking industry. As banking has become increasingly automated during the last few decades, the average client visit to the branch has become more complex than a simple teller transaction. Gone are the days of long teller lines

How is corporate America marketing to its burgeoning 55+ demographic? Generally, not well. Here’s my take on why that is, and how communicators might improve it. As a marketing strategist, integrator, writer, and someone knocking on the door of this often-overlooked demographic group, I wanted to look at the question from the perspective of the ranks

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