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If you think your practice has already been hurt by the downturn, imagine what would happen if you lost your best talent. Just because layoffs have expanded the universe of available BV [...]

Disgruntledness. Sniping about senior management policies. People who stop talking when you walk by. They could be symptoms of office gossip, a productivity killer you don’t need.

Pricing pressures were impacting BV practices even before the recent downturn. There’s no reason to believe they won’t remain, just because things get better. How will you meet those challenges?

What was originally intended as a five-year review of ASA’s BV credentialing courses took on an unexpected dimension when it coincided with one of the most unusual times ever seen in American [...]

It’s a new year. And for a number of practices, it’s already looking like a better year. We’ll have to wait to see how much of that optimism is from “busy season”.

I make my living teaching business communications - specifically I help people become more effective presenters. Experts tell us that less than 20% of our impact as speakers is based on the [...]

The BV industry is growing more confident. Hiring is beginning to rise. Good news after a dismal stretch.

Imagine a first date who prefers to sit back, trying to figure out how to ‘win’ with you. Don’t you want someone to be themselves and just talk to you?

Ever wear a pair of shoes that just don’t feel right? They may be a pretty good pair of shoes, except for that one thing. It could be that whatever it is wasn’t even there when you first brought [...]

This issue begins our fifth year of bringing unique career perspective to BV professionals. And, we’re happy to note, the optimism we felt at the end of 2009 continues.