Ultimately, good questions posed with poise and good timing reveal information that help us more forward. So, before you refrain from posing any questions, regardless of the business setting, ask yourself this: “What’s the worst response I could get?”

Andrew Enders became an active member of his family’s insurance agency, Harrisburg-based Enders Insurance, when he was 15. While his teen years at the business would eventually lead to him joining the firm and becoming its vice president and general council, Enders first job was as the deputy district attorney for the Dauphin County District ...

As the owner of three businesses in diverse industries, I have firsthand experience with how the global pandemic will challenge every leader in our community in ways we cannot even comprehend.

According to The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2020 global growth could be cut by half, to 1.5 percent for the year instead of the 2.9 percent that had been previously forecast if the coronavirus continues to spread.

What’s does your brand smell like? The scent of a brand may not be something that readily comes to mind, but it’s far more prevalent than most of us perceive. 

Recently, the popular luggage company, Away, made headlines after an investigation resulted in employees coming forward to reveal its toxic social environment.  The growth-at-all-costs mentality resulted in burnout, humiliation and a miserable place to work. How can we as leaders prevent a toxic culture?

With life’s fast pace, it's more important than ever to combat excess stress at work with improved eating, exercising, and sleeping habits. You do your best when the pressure is on. But there are some natural, healthy practices you can add to help relieve stress at work both for yourself and coworkers.

If you want to effect positive change in your career and community, serving on a board is one of the best ways to make a difference. Here are five steps you can take to prepare to serve in 2020.

Accountability was once a personal virtue, “The buck stops here.” Now it’s no longer personal virtue, it’s the result of actions by your boss, your constituents or your coach.

To cultivate an intense desire to appreciate each stitch of each thread of the proverbial quilt, be it a business, a relationship, or even just a conversation. One simple conversation. Don’t just wait for your turn to talk they would often remind me.

Nothing boosts an employee’s confidence faster than the feeling of being appreciated. People generally begin a new position full of high hopes of excelling and making their mark in their new role. They want to fit in and impress their leaders and peers. As time goes on, if there is no feedback from either, they can start to wonder if they are doing well. 

The war for talent is intense. With historically low unemployment rates and a shortage of qualified candidates, architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms are vying for top talent.

Advancing technology has given us amazing tools to improve business performance and customer satisfaction. But over the years I’ve observed that in many businesses, investments in technology have not improved overall performance as planned and customers continue to deal with broken promises. 

Professional structural engineers have an excellent opportunity to develop more formal connections with emergency service responders and the public through engagement with forensic assessments, strengthening and rehabilitating existing infrastructure, as well as in preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction activities

I sometimes hear the argument that certain kinds of products can’t be branded—they are commodities, highly-priced competitive and no different from one to the other.