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Demand for Valuation Services Rising as Profession Matures
In a survey conducted last year by Accounting Today magazine, almost 90 percent of the Top 100 accounting firms in the country reported an increase in revenue derived from valuation services in 2005 over 2004. This survey provides evidence that the growing demand for valuation services continues and this trend...
Prudential Beat Zillow to the Net
The Internet has been a paradise for home hunters. Countless sites help buyers sort through listings. Financial calculators and mortgage brokerages abound. But it has not, until recently, offered much information for the non-seller who just wants to know what a house is worth. The new push to put home...
HB7: Workers' Compensation Relief for Insurers, Employers
Texas employers pay the third highest workers' compensation insurance rates in the nation, state officials say. It's no surprise, then, that the percentage of employers who purchase the coverage has declined throughout the years. The Texas Department of Insurance reports that about 62 percent of employers now carry it. Business...
Companies Should Pay Close Attention to Language in Employee Handbooks
Companies typically use an employee handbook as a guide for workforce orientations and as a reference tool for existing employees. Essentially, a handbook informs employees of what they can expect from the company. It also notifies employees of what the company expects from them. The problem, however, is that an...
When Employees Deploy
When was the last time a benefits announcement garnered a round of applause at the quarterly meeting? For Dallas-based Atmos Energy Corp., that moment came when the company unveiled a policy for military reservists that went beyond what the law dictated. Not only would the company hold a reservist's job...
Does Your Business Have Adequate Commercial Property Insurance?
At a bare minimum, businesses need to insure their properties and their inventory, and they should secure workers' compensation insurance if there are employees. Even businesses that rent their buildings need to insure the space so that, in the event of a fire, flood or other disaster, the contents of...
Employee Screening Can Reveal Red Flags Before It's Too Late
If a person runs a business, supervises employees or even occasionally hires new employees, the person may need to enlist the help of an employee screening company. Before a person looks for a screening company, the person needs to stop and think about what he or she is trying to...
REITs Provide Steady Flow of Cash for Developments
REITs operate like a publicly traded company, except they are interested in income-generating properties and not products or services. In fact, to qualify as a REIT, they must distribute at least 90 percent of taxable income to shareholders annually. REITs fall between long-term bonds and high-growth stocks. Like any investment,...
Terrorism Worries Pushing Insurance Premiums Higher
CSC Associates LP, the partnership between Cousins Properties Inc. and C&S Premises that owns Midtown's Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, paid $834,000 in 2003 for insurance coverage of the Southeast's tallest edifice, according to Cousins' annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That is up from $653,000 in...
Coming To Terms With Fear And Your Leadership Abilities
From the executive summary: ‘It is not lack of intelligent quotient, that is the cause of leadership failure in business or personal life; it is a lack of effective emotional intelligence. Fear is perhaps the greatest emotional barrier to developing greater emotional intelligence through deeper self-awareness as well as the...
Checks Going High-Tech
The advent of technological evolution has given rise to usage of electronic equipments to large extent. Even the banking industry has put its stakes on electronic gadgets to reduce the paper work. Most banks have installed electronic equipments to digitally scan every cheque. Thus, electronic cheques have become immensely popular...
Good Leadership Needs New Way Of Thinking
From the executive summary: ‘Today, the perspectives of people are too narrow, the plans are too shortsighted, and the actions are too reactive. To meet today's challenges, leaders need a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to leadership. Given the complexity and diversity of business today, leaders need to give a sense...
Firm Leads Employees To Horses To Learn About Leadership
The stability of an organization depends to a large extent on the amount of Emotional Intelligence (EI) possessed by its management. EI is based on a couple of different premises and needs to be implied according to a particular situation. The higher one goes in an organization, the more qualitative...
Catching A Break
Experts suggest that apart of working towards maximizing profits, companies should also pay attention to their tax statements. The process helps in avoiding the financial trouble, which might arise if taxes are not pain on time. Thus, the process calls for adopting an effective tax plan and abide by it...
Instinct, Intuition Are Crucial To The Art Of True Leadership
From the executive summary: ‘Experts say that instinct and intuition are two attributes that do not fit the scientific mold and are hard to measure. Yet, they are critical to creating real leadership. Leadership instinct is the talent to know what decisions to make even though they appear risky or...
Emotional Intelligence: The New Measure Of Employees
From the executive summary: ‘Emotional self-control and empathy are identified as the two most powerful competencies; their absence contributes to executive derailment more than any other competencies. There is something major that differentiates emotional intelligence from most of the training and development in the past. First, it focuses on managing...
Sharpen Presentation Skills Through Emotional Appeal
Effective presentation skills are vital to success. Whether one is closing a business deal in the boardroom, vying for a promotion, seeking support for a new idea at a business lunch, or standing in front of a large audience, presentation can be the difference between a win and a miss....
Outsourcing Corporate Real Estate Services Is Valuable Tool
From the executive summary: ‘In today's business and political environment, concepts like offshoring and outsourcing are highly controversial and often confused. Outsourcing is inherent to many information technology, human resources, and financial services platforms, whereby companies seek to buy the services variably. It is only in the past few years...
Managing Anger And Violence In The Workplace
From the executive summary: ‘Risk for victimization varies by job type and setting. At greatest risk are those who work alone or in isolation, who work around cash or valuables, which work at night, or whose work requires interaction with people who are intoxicated or who already are known to...
Distressing Or De-Stressing?
From the executive summary: ‘Some days it seems like 24 hours just are not enough to squeeze everything in; work, sleep, errands, and time with family. Experts say trying to squeeze everything in while creating a good balance between work deadlines and home responsibilities is one of the leading causes...
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