MARKETING PLAN: MODULE II INTRODUCTION You have five basic options regarding the structure of your Life operation. Each offers distinct advantages and drawbacks-d...

f you were managing a start-up band, would you depend solely on Lady Luck? Would you rely on Fortune dumping a great songwriter/arranger in your lap, great musicians who can actually get along, and a strong, powerful record company backing you? Would you just wait without searching for talent, obtaining signed contracts, securing studio time, or acquiring any backing? Of course not. Chris Burand wonders why so many agency principals take this approach to getting good producers.

ONE SOURCE WAREHOUSE STOCKS ONLY DRUG-FREE EMPLOYEES WORKING PARTNERS One Source Warehouse is a wholesale auto parts company in Houston, Texas, owned and operated by the Albee family. The Albees...

SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY NETS POSITIVE RESULTS FOR EMPLOYEE-OWNED SERVICE COMPANY WORKING PARTNERS SCIENTECH Inc., in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is an employee-owned company that performs engineering and...

THE ELEPHANT HUNTERby Al Diamond Before you acquire an agency, make sure you acquire agency experience. I was recently contacted by a smart young agent who had come into the bus...

There’s a lot of misinformation these days, with attorneys and employer groups recommending that employers not use such character assessments as DISC, Profiles International, Kolbe, ZeroRisk HR, McQuaig, and so forth. The concern is that these tests might trigger some type of discrimination or breach-of -privacy claim. In reality, there have been only a handful of claims based on using character assessment tools.