Human Resources

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

To succeed in business, it’s critical to show the world that you’re a company of integrity, honesty, and fair dealing.  And you need to do this with the words and actions of every employee and every contractor.  In so many

Diversity in the Workplace

Diversity in the Workplace

Unlike ever before in history, diversity in the workplace is a necessary component to success. Why? Because to succeed wildly, you must sell your products and services to people of every culture, every race, every gender, every economic circumstance, every

Effective Email Communications

Effective Email Communications

Do you want to succeed in the professional world? Well, unless you’re ten time smarter or ten times more talented than everyone else, you need to be diligent in impressing people every day and bring your best game to every interaction.

Effective Meetings

Effective Meetings

Have you ever had to sit through a meeting that lasts way too long and accomplishes way too little?  Of course you have. We all have.  These kinds of meetings are inefficient, meandering, and vague as to their goals. I’ve attended

Networking

Networking

Professional networking is the acquisition of professional connections.  Networking events provide a fantastic opportunity to do the one thing that’s most critical to all businesses: to sell. Regardless of which department you’re in, without sales your company has no revenue, and you don’t

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership

The harsh reality is that most of us are not born leaders. Yes, of course, there are exceptions. That kid in your elementary school who stood up to every bully and organized a sit-in to protest cafeteria food. But, for

Prior Art

Prior Art

Prior art is information publicly available before a given date that may affect a patent’s claims of originality.  It is a valuable tool in the world of intellectual property but also the least appreciated. Prior Art can help you build

Respect in the Workplace

Respect in the Workplace

A respectful work environment yields higher morale, greater employee retention, increased productivity, and fewer expensive and time-consuming law suits. But a respectful workplace is difficult to build and maintain in a high-pressure business community with a myriad of biases, personalities,

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment includes unwanted and inappropriate sexual remarks or physical advances in the workplace. Governments are creating strict laws and penalties for companies that permit this damaging behavior. Likewise, individuals are objecting to it with their voices and their buying decisions, creating penalties in the marketplace that can be just as harsh, if not harsher. Therefore, for