Leadership

7 Key Steps To Achieve Sustainability in Business Operations by 2024

Customers increasingly want to prioritize companies that operate sustainably. Many expect their favorite organizations to uphold sustainable business operations and will go elsewhere if that doesn’t happen. Sustainable business enhancements don’t happen overnight but are gradually achievable when people take decisive actions.

1. Set Measurable Goals

Begin by choosing some challenging but reachable goals you can easily track. Start by focusing on a broad aim. Then, determine how you’ll measure it and decide what constitutes success.

What Retirement Account Options Are Available for Tech Businesses and Their Employees?

Tech businesses and employees should have retirement account options that fit their needs. While they could stick with the traditional 401(k) plan, many other types offer more significant tax benefits and fewer restrictions.

Why Does the Tech Industry Need Special Accounts?

Tech workers’ incomes hit a record high in 2021. The average salary reached over $104,500, with many jobs seeing more than 10%-20% growth in earnings from 2020. Even though this increase is fantastic, it made some of the most popular retirement plans inaccessible.

Why Businesses Thrive by Going Green

Sustainability has become a hot topic for people around the globe, especially those in business. As climate change is here and continues to affect our daily lives, everyone is feeling the pressure to take action and stop it. Today, more companies of every size are embracing sustainable practices. They are opting to become an eco-friendly business and switching up the way their company operates.

While some companies see the adoption of green practices as a total disruption to their operations, those that do turn over a new leaf will thrive. Here are some of the most compelling reasons behind this change and the benefits you may reap when putting the planet alongside profit.

How Leaders Can Promote Employee Well-Being Through Benefits

Benefits can improve employees’ mental health, financial stability, job satisfaction, productivity and more. Leaders can strategically invest in benefits to promote a supportive work environment focused on helping employees thrive. What are the benefits of offering employee benefits, and how do leaders choose the right options? 

Business Leaders Need to Continue Embracing Collaborative Environments

Remote work and an overall shift in mindset have changed the landscape of the modern workplace. Top-down leadership styles are increasingly falling out of favor while team-oriented efforts are gaining popularity. Business owners and managers must emphasize collaboration to create positive, productive work environments.

Enhancing Collaboration and Decision-Making in Boardroom Tech

Meetings act as a large part of everyday operations for teams to deliberate on ongoing projects, discuss profits and more. However, the days of confining business leaders to the four walls of conference rooms are long gone. Luckily, technology is by your side. Boardroom tech is redefining the meeting landscape, creating a flexible space that goes beyond remote connectivity.

From facilitating a smoother flow of ideas to supporting data-driven decisions, the right boardroom technology is here to create a transformative shift and drive your team toward success. Here is why collaboration and decision-making are central to boardroom meetings and how your company can empower these elements with technology.

5 Telltale Signs a Brand Lacks Emotional Intelligence … and Why Consumers Care

A 2023 Emotional Intelligence Market study citing “heavy growth” of $49.93 billion USD by 2027 exemplifies the extent to which mastering “EQ” versus IQ is taking brands to exciting new levels of success … and why not embracing EQ can result in extreme opportunity loss or, far worse, be an outright brand buster. This as today’s highly discriminating and demanding marketplace is seemingly rife with substitutable solutions.

How and Why Tech Businesses Should Embrace Women's History Month

Women’s History Month occurs annually in March. It’s an excellent opportunity to celebrate the females of past and present who have made significant contributions to their communities, society and the world. It’s also a fantastic way for tech businesses to honor women in the workplace and beyond. 

Why Should Tech Businesses Celebrate Women’s History Month?

Many women feel — and are — underrepresented in the workplace and the world, even when they contribute as much or more than their male-identifying colleagues. This reality is especially stark in the tech industry. Improvements are underway, but there’s still much more work to accomplish.

Study: Bold leadership elevates CIOs to the boardroom

London, United Kingdom – 21st February 2023: CIOs have stepped into the role of digital evangelist and strategic advisor, according to the 2023 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis, a global technology service provider. The study questioned 1000 technology leaders and explores how the role of the CIO is evolving. This year’s survey, The Meteoric Rise of the CIO, demonstrates a monumental shift in the role of the CIO from tech implementor to business leader.

How to Improve Employee Experience Management Within Your Supply Chain

Whether you’re a locally operating small supply chain or international, high-level employee experience is the most important thing to boost your bottom line. When you drastically improve your employee experiences, you get less turnover, fewer absences and greater profitability.

Supply chain management’s essential role is to maintain productivity. But given the nature of this field, employee experience is a major challenge for managers in supply chains. However, providing a better employee experience can help you boost their morale and generate long-term revenue.

Here’s a closer look at some of the main obstacles to employee experience.