by - October 24, 2024 12:58 pm
Replace judgment with curiosity
Replace judgment with curiosity. I don’t know if these words found me or if I found them, but they have transformed my life, my work and my understanding of human-ness….
Guest Commentary
by - October 14, 2024 10:43 am
What excites and intimidates
In July 2017, a guest speaker asked a room full of CEOs, “How do you manage vitality?” What I recall is the looks on the faces of the executives in…
by - October 13, 2024 9:20 am
The need for employee education on 401(k) plans
Financial security is increasingly top-of-mind for those in the workforce, and employers are recognizing the importance of providing robust retirement plans. Offering a 401(k) is a commendable start, but it…
by - September 29, 2024 10:22 am
Roots like redwoods
Trees fascinate me. Perhaps it is because I grew up in the home of a tree trimmer. My dad spent his entire working life in trees. I can easily recall…
by - September 11, 2024 12:20 pm
Ag has always been a tech industry
You might think a farmer’s most-used piece of technology is the tractor, but I’d argue that it’s the smartphone. This might sound like a punchline, but the truth is that…
by - August 30, 2024 11:40 am
Ripple effects of advancing women in business
For the past eight years I’ve been a proud volunteer for NextUp, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in business with one of the largest chapters right here in Northwest…
by - August 27, 2024 3:50 pm
In search of post-pandemic professionalism
To be certain, much has been written in the past four years about the various ways that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all of our lives. As a professor at Texas…
by - August 14, 2024 5:03 pm
Human skills
It drives me a little crazy when we refer to the necessary workplace skills as a combination of hard and soft. I think what trips me up is the language….
by - August 4, 2024 4:28 pm
Eighth Circuit nixes ‘no harm, no foul’ in arbitration cases
Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals revised the applicable analysis regarding when a party waives their right to arbitration. Arbitration clauses have long been critical components of…
by - August 1, 2024 3:11 pm
Artificial intelligence: Hype or help?
Throughout history we have seen the introduction and subsequent life-altering impact of technological advances, from personal computers and the internet to mobile phones. Is artificial intelligence (AI) the next tool…
by - July 7, 2024 10:21 am
The science of marketing
If there is one common thread among small business owners I have observed over the past 44 years of my career – especially those who aren’t very successful — it…
by - June 16, 2024 4:03 pm
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority: Our mission continues
As a proud board member of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), I often find myself engaging with the community, addressing concerns, and providing updates on our progress. Recently, a…
by - November 6, 2015 8:25 am
Smart charitable giving starts with your values
Editor’s note: Heather Larkin, J.D., is president and CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s)….
by - October 18, 2015 4:44 pm
No good options
In a previous post, I wrote on how quickly the world can be plunged into war. World War I is an example of how, in a series of cascading events,…
by - October 13, 2015 9:09 pm
Dealing with stupider people
Only a year remains until the Presidential election – the special time that only comes once in a leap year, when us little people choose which person in Washington, D.C….
by - October 12, 2015 11:35 am
Options on hiring a new DHS director
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will soon choose a new director for the Department of Human Services (DHS). With the departure of John Selig, there’s opportunity for needed change and restructuring that…
by - October 11, 2015 2:55 pm
Trail tourism
I love the outdoors. As the summer weather winds down and the fall leaves turn, there’s no better place to be than right here in Arkansas. We’re known as the…
by - October 11, 2015 2:34 pm
The Pope and politics
As a Southern Baptist later turned Presbyterian, I don’t follow Pope Politics. I was suspicious and a bit uncomfortable with his appearance before Congress, but I expect that was the…
by - October 7, 2015 6:17 pm
Coffee teaches branding – again
All I really need to know about branding I learned in a cup of coffee. In the beginning, coffee arrived on our shores in unwieldy, roughly marked burlap sacks stacked…
by - October 4, 2015 1:25 pm
The Bush and Clinton fizzle
One of the puzzling developments that have emerged over the course of the current presidential campaign is the lackluster performance of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and that of former…