Ideas

Burger King has struggled for years to capture market share from McDonald's. Let me propose a winning new business...

Let's talk about the evolving world of work. If we, as business people, are going to effectively recruit, lead and retain our future workforce, perhaps it would help to go to a 30,000 foot level and look at the bigger picture.

Do you have a favorite brand? Would you consider yourself loyal to that brand? What about that brand engenders your loyalty?

Think about the last time you went to a movie. Or out to dinner. Here's one thing I can guarantee: You didn't call up the theater, ask what the price of their tickets were, and then pick a feature at random.

Something happened to me recently on the job that was totally unexpected and very disappointing.

Erik Owen, president and founder of Brookfield-based Oak Hill Business Partners of Brookfield, started the company in 2009 to...

Strategy and business development have become even more crucial in the post-Great Recession economic landscape. According to Deborah Seeger, co-founder and vice president of operations at Brookfield-based Patina Solutions, the new normal has forced many companies to reconsider their business development goals and strategic initiatives on a problem solving level.

There are two things you can't get back: your virginity and your credibility.Investors buy the debt of the United...

Early this year, I sent out a LinkedIn blast wishing everyone in my network a happy and prosperous New...

Making the case for improved broadband access often turns the spotlight on America's more rural areas. But a closer...