The office speaker phone is a useful tool. The latest devices are very sophisticated and offer some incredible options to make for a very productive meeting, whether participants are in the room or taking part remotely. Here are our picks: Konftel 55W This speaker phone by Konftel is an easy-to-use, compact conference device with impressive, crystal-clear sound thanks to … [More]
Do Less, Get More
Anything is possible when you stop trying to do everything at the same time. Often, it’s fear that keeps us stuck in our patterns. If we’re super busy, then no one can say we’re not working hard. But there’s another way to live a life that’s both more enjoyable and more productive, if only we can break those routines. In Do Less, Get More, entrepreneur and bestselling author … [More]
Power Score
The formula in this book is based on the most extensive research of its kind, spanning more than 15,000 careers with more than 9 million data points. The idea has been battle-tested for more than two decades by leaders in every major industry. It works. Successful leadership starts with three key questions: Do we have the right priorities? (Only 24 percent of leaders do.) Do we … [More]
Move Your Bus
Teamwork is crucial to the success of any business, and, as he illustrates, the members of any team are the key to unlocking success. Imagine a company as a bus filled with people who either help or hinder a team’s ability to move it forward: drivers (who steer the organization), runners (who consistently go above and beyond for the good of the organization), joggers (who do … [More]
Feedback: June 2015
Question: Arizona has been recognized as a hotbed for startups, and technology is one of the hottest sectors. There are a number of accelerator and awards competitions that recognize technology startups. What has been the result, to your company, of winning one or more of these competitions? Robert Brannen, Ph.D. President Agave Semiconductor Sector: Technology Arizona … [More]
‘Chambers USA’ Recognizes Coppersmith Brockelman in 2015 Legal Rankings
Coppersmith Brockelman, a business law firm in Phoenix, and seven of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, an annual guide to the nation’s best attorneys and legal firms. The 20-lawyer firm earned rankings in the Labor & Employment and Health Care practice areas, and individual attorneys were named Leaders in their Field in four areas: … [More]
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. ranked as leading law firm by ‘Chambers USA’
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. has been ranked as a leading law firm in the newly published Chambers USA 2015 America’s Leading Lawyers in Business. The firm’s managing partner, Edwin C. “Ed” Bull, was selected for inclusion in Chambers USA as a leading individual attorney in Arizona in Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning. B&C shareholder M. Brennan Ray was selected as an “Up … [More]
Wisdom Natural Brands Receives Presidential Award for Export Successes
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Wisdom Natural Brands® with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. “The President's ‘E’ Award winners are outstanding American businesses … [More]
Camelot Homes Awarded Small Volume Builder of the Year – Again
For the second year in a row, Camelot Homes was presented with the coveted Small Volume Builder of the Year Award at the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona MAME Awards. The 30th annual Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence ceremony, held at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa on May 2, showcased the exemplary efforts of builders, designers, architects and … [More]
ADOSH Consultation Department Recognizes Kitchell as ‘STAR Site’
The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) Consultation Department presented Kitchell as a “STAR Site” through the Construction Voluntary Protection Program (“C-VPP”) on May 15, 2015. In a VPP ceremony, Kitchell was awarded the “STAR” designation and presented with the VPP plaque and flag. Speaking on the significance of a VPP achievement and its … [More]
Children’s Museum of Phoenix Receives Donation from Wildflower Bread Company
The Children’s Museum of Phoenix received a surprise visit during its monthly board of directors meeting last month from Wildflower Bread Company employees. With them was a check in the amount of $22,702, which they donated to the Museum. The donation was generated by their Wildflower Cares Foundation as a result of Wildflower's popular "Dough on the Go" campaign by which 10 … [More]
Local Nonprofit Receives $56,300 Gift From Arizona-Based Colony American Homes
The Second Annual Colony American Homes Golf Classic was held on May 1, 2015 in memory of Brynne Smith, a former employee who passed away in 2013. The Arizona-based rental property firm honors her legacy by hosting a golf tournament to raise money for a cause that she would cherish. This year, the Girls Rule Foundation, a local 501c3 that helps girls stay on track, dream big … [More]
The Women Presidents’ Organization Announces 2015 Awards Recipients
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a peer advisory group for million-dollar-plus, women-led companies, announced its three 2015 award recipients at the organization’s annual conference in Phoenix at the Arizona Biltmore. The 2015 winners are Sharon Lechter, who was presented the Mary Lehman MacLachlan Economic Empowerment Award, Pamela Prince-Eason, who was presented … [More]
Office, Retail, Industrial & Multifamily: A Look at Commercial Real Estate as an Economic Measure
As an economic indicator, commercial real estate touches those big indicators — money and employment. As the industry continues its comeback from the down days of the Great Recession, commercial real estate developers point to many positive factors supporting the current healthy slate of new projects. Metro Phoenix is seeing some product types coming back more than others, … [More]
Bryon Carney, DTZ
Commercial real estate affords insight into what is driving the economy, through industry accounting of the strength of its various sectors — office, industrial, retail and multifamily. All sectors of the Valley’s commercial real estate market are seeing significant new development, with more than 7.5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space and more than … [More]
Are We Busy or Are We Productive?
The “new normal” seems to be that we are overwhelmed and don’t know where our time has gone at the end of the day. We are connected and “on” almost twenty-four hours a day. We are very busy, so much so that “busy” has become a badge of honor in this century. We often feel that if we are not busy, we may be seen as not working hard enough. But the real question is, are we … [More]
Balancing on the Internship Tightrope
Summer is traditionally a hot time for internships. For companies looking to bring on interns, the most important consideration is whether to make it an unpaid internship or a paid one. From the legal standpoint, “It’s a relatively new area of law that is just catching fire across the country,” says Lindsay Leavitt, an attorney in the Phoenix office of Jennings, Strouss & … [More]
Erik Olsson’s Growth Strategy: Character
To Erik Olsson, when he came on board with Mobile Mini, Inc. two years ago as president and CEO, the company seemed somewhat complacent in its success. “It was a little bit of a sleeping giant, although it was a great business in itself and had done well for many years. But even though it had been public for 20 years, the company had always been run by the family of the … [More]
