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Tuesday, February 2, 2021Guest post: 8 Questions Your Organization Must Be Able to Answer
As a Professional EOS Implementer®, I work firsthand with businesses every day that are trying to get everyone on the same page and moving in the same direction. The primary necessity to accomplishing this, however, is getting all employees in the organization seeing and hearing the same game plan, as well as using the same playbook to execute it. And believe it or not, this doesn’t need to be a complex process. The clients I work with accomplish creating a unified vision, voice and plan by clarifying and
Guest author: Patrick Metzger
Friday, January 8, 2021Guest post: Prioritizing strategic planning in times of turbulence
In March 2020, we turned our collective focus to Right Now. From teleworking to toilet paper, our problems were immediate, our situation ever-changing. Today, while our day-to-day issues may have stabilized, we are still wrestling with an unresolved pandemic, a swift, deep, and unpredictable economic downturn, and growing social and civil unrest. And so, in a time of so much turbulence, is strategic planning for our companies even a priority?
Guest author: Michelle Mongeon Allen
Tuesday, December 1, 2020Guest post: Bringing the Hallmark spirit to holiday giving this season
Traditions are a great way to ramp up excitement for the holiday season. Whether you choose setting up a tree, baking cookies or binge watching the Hallmark channel and their extensive collection of guy/gal-comes-back-to-small-town-and-finds-love-with-person-they-knew-in-high-school movies, there is something about this time of year that feels wonderful. Donating to non-profits is one of those end-of-year traditions that make this community so amazing.
Guest author: Patrick Kirby
Friday, November 20, 2020Guest post: Giving Back During the COVID-era Holidays
The title of this article might conjure up diametrically opposed emotions. “COVID” may evoke anxiousness, fear and weariness, while “holidays” may elicit smiles, warmth and nostalgia. We are not the only ones to have these feelings. The “at-risk” community lives it right here in the FMWF area. These brave souls have daily struggles that, if you are like me, we have never experienced and cannot imagine. These folks rely on the reputable, effective and fabulous non-profits that with great passion meet them
Guest author: John Fisher
Friday, December 14, 2018Tax Reform is Reality
In December 2017, Congress passed the largest single piece of tax legislation since 1986. Now, as year-end approaches, many businesses are wondering how these new tax laws will affect them at the close of the 2018 tax year and beyond. Adam Sweet, Principal with Eide Bailly’s National Tax Office, shared how tax reform will affect 2018 year-end planning and beyond with a group of Chamber members. Here are a few of the highlights.
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