Imagine for a moment that you are seated in a kayak in the whitewater rapids of Utah. As you try to keep your boat afloat, waters are rising and churning in every direction. How to keep upright? This scenario can, of course, be an analogy for... (Read More)

It used to be that businesses tried to attract employees that conformed to the company's culture. A certain kind of employee seemed to fit the company's image. Nowadays, that attitude is changing, and businesses are opting to attract talent who... (Read More)

“Where do I even start?” It’s probably a question that many of us are saying aloud these days when it comes to our personal and professional lives. When it comes to communicating with customers in the age of COVID-19, many business owners... (Read More)

When office doors closed as the coronavirus response began to take shape, much of the country's non-essential workforce became remote employees practically overnight. Thankfully, technology is available to keep businesses operational, but for... (Read More)

It’s a stark statistic — about 25 percent of small businesses in America are in danger of closing due to the coronavirus response. That is about 7.5 million. The number reported by the Small Business Administration came from a survey conducted... (Read More)

While there has been a recent groundswell of support, it’s still a truism that businesses owned by African-Americans in Utah face struggles and need more support. The current financial climate has been rough on many small businesses, but... (Read More)

While Utah has a reputation for being a great place to work and to start a business, there is one area in which some improvement is still sorely needed. When it comes to gender pay parity, there’s much ground to be made up. Recently, WalletHub... (Read More)

It’s an inevitability of businesses around the world, and not just in the Beehive State: There are some people who can bring more productivity, creativity and value to a company as an individual contributor than as a leader. As tough a realization... (Read More)

Even before the coronavirus response forced most non-essential employees to work from home, there was a growing trend to ditch the office—in a company-mandated way. Flexjobs and Global Workplace Analytics's 2019 survey indicated that 4.7 million... (Read More)