Three years after the pandemic started, parts of the commercial property market are finally starting to buckle under the strain as it becomes clear that office work will never return to the post-Covid norm.

The spike in interest rates...

Housing affordability in the United States continues to worsen as ever-higher prices put the dream of home ownership out of reach for many families. And no one knows just how bad it will get. About half of Americans say that the availability of a...

How can something so common be so misunderstood?

Credit cards are everywhere. Today, 76% of U.S. consumers own at least one-and 31% have four or more. Despite this, credit cards are still misunderstood by many retirees, even though...

While the debate over returning full-time to the office rages, one thing is worth further consideration: The five-day commute may be harmful to your people and the planet.

There's certainly value to being in the office, particularly a...

Like many collectors, you've developed a deep knowledge about whatever it is you've collected over the years. And, if you're like many collectors, your kids probably don't share your passion.

That's OK. They have their own c...

Starting in the 1980s, tuition reimbursement became the talent development tool of choice among the Fortune 500 and the smaller companies that followed their lead. In this model, an employee could pursue an MBA or some other advanced degree, and...

Virtual engagement with customers and employees increased dramatically during the pandemic. And that change has stuck, to the surprise of some company executives.

It's not only employees who prefer a remote or hybrid setup. Companie...

Every company thinks it's different. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, many find themselves stuck in a sea of sameness.

Witness how many media firms jumped into streaming strategies, how many automakers started building ele...

It's understandable that companies - and hiring managers - are on edge right now. Three US banks have collapsed, the tech industry has already laid off thousands of workers, and Goldman Sachs predicts a 35% chance there will be a recession in the...

To the list of threats facing American businesses, add this one: populism.

Increasingly, civil-led protests and actions are disrupting business operations. If leaders don't give them as much attention as economic risks such as highe...

Nearly every college and university in America takes turnover as a given, assuming that they will lose 10-20% of their student body after the freshman year.

"Not everyone is going to fit in," the thinking goes. The student is a ke...

A buzzword appeared in the world of small business about a decade ago: the accountant as "most trusted adviser."

As a certified public accountant, I'm flattered that we're consulted for a growing range of business needs, inclu...

It's been almost two years since President Biden issued an executive order that directs federal agencies to beef up their digital offerings and improve the "customer experience." Yet websites remain clunky and opaque, with functionality med...

The backlash against corporate ESG policies - or "woke capitalism" as some critics are branding it - may be seen within some companies as an excuse to relax already faltering efforts to promote diversity in their workforce.

Th...

CMOs were long the punching bags of the C-Suite. Woody Allen once said, "Humorists always sit at the children's table." And for many years, it seemed that marketers were seated right there beside them.

Then came the pandemic. An...

Despite the best efforts and fervent hopes of managers and chief executives everywhere, the Great Resignation isn't over.

According to PWC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022 study, at any given moment, 20 percent of wo...

According to the American Medical Association, a record 63 percent of doctors reported burnout last year. The chief culprit: they now spend an average of nearly two days a week buried in administrative work. And they hate it.

Technolo...

Our once-stalwart marketing model is breaking. To understand why, look no further than Facebook's expected $10 billion ad sale revenue hit from Apple's changes to give users more control of their privacy.

It's not just Apple who...

There's broad consensus among the CEOs I've spoken with recently: They agree they need to drive short-term performance, even as they continue their long-term transformation efforts.

Performance is crucial. Inefficiencies have buil...

It's never too early to begin thinking about retirement. For most of us, that means opening a retirement account or rejiggering our investments, but few appreciate the many benefits of getting an early start on designing the home in which we wa...