Advice

company culture

Creating a tight-knit company culture that’s scalable

Creating a tight knit company culture in which mutual respect, trust and commitment is a challenge for businesses of all sizes. At startups and...

Stop wasting time, and money, on unproductive meetings

Too many meetings. And unproductive meetings at that. What's a company to do? A recent survey of more than 3,000 U.S. employees by Salary.com found...
leadership

6 leadership habits all CEOs need to develop for success

When a CEO is fired or forced to resign, most people assume it’s due to their inability to boost the company’s bottom line. But...

How to plan your 2019 taxes after Trump overhaul

President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul brought with it many changes that will affect the way Baton Rougeans do business, take out deductions and...
taxes

How to plan your 2019 taxes after Trump overhaul

President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul brought with it many changes that will affect the way Baton Rougeans do business, take out deductions and...
business advice

3 ways to make your marketing more effective

When it comes to marketing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when trying to keep up with all of the latest trends, opportunities and hype....
business advice

Pavlovian response: Why closed doors freak out your employees

Imagine your supervisor emails, writing that she needs to speak with you. When entering her office, she asks you to close door before you...
Baton Rouge workforce

2019 business: 3 ways to keep your workforce happy

Some companies have experimented with swanky office designs and outfitting their workers with shiny tech toys like smartwatches to keep talented employees happy, but...
business books

2019 business: These books are well worth your reading

The business books you’ll be reading in 2019: Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones By Bruce Craven Readers, by studying the successes and failures...

Business lessons from Lee Berg

In 1978, Lee Michael Berg and his wife Brenda, both Dallas natives, moved to Baton Rouge to open a jewelry store in Cortana Mall....

Tips from BREW for Baton Rouge entrepreneurs and executives

BREW BAYOU: This year’s BREW event attracted a crowd ranging from mega-successful entrepreneurs to those just getting started. Hundreds of local entrepreneurs and C-level executives...

Dealing with common small business challenges

ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS: Daniel Williams, of LaPorte, says a lot of the business owners he works with lack passion for accounting—which is not...

Engaged employees key to becoming one of Baton Rouge’s Best Places To Work

Want to become one of the best workplaces in Baton Rouge? Then make sure your workers feel valued—it’s the top driver of employee engagement,...

Talk finances before saying ‘I do’

MONEY TALK: A good way for couples to have that first financial discussion, says Horizon Financial Group’s Rachel Stewart, is to keep it casual....

Does your business need a collective-action waiver?

NOTHING NEW HERE: The recent arbitration ruling by the Supreme Court generally mirrors employment arbitration rules already in effect in Baton Rouge. (Photo by The...

Dima Ghawi: Three tips for retaining millennial women

A Pricewaterhouse-Coopers report states that by 2020, millennial women will account for 25% of the global workforce. They are entering the workplace at bigger...

Whitney Johnson asks: Are you willing to disrupt yourself?

BIG THINKER: Whitney Johnson, an author and expert on disruptive innovation, will be the keynote speaker at Business Report’s Influential Women in Business luncheon. Through speaking, writing,...

Emergent Method CEO Nick Speyrer on starting your own business

The Executive: Emergent Method CEO Nick Speyrer The Session: Five tips for those brave enough to step outside the box and start their own company Nick...

Who’s your boss? Identifying—and surviving—12 corporate management styles

The Visionary Visionaries are more concerned with the future than with what's going on here and now. They manage by creating—or trying to create—a reality-distortion...

Making conferences count

How to turn professional development training into results. Professional development is a big deal at Baton Rouge software development firm Envoc. Every year, about one-third...