Op/ed: Corporate social responsibility: Why it matters and how to do it
By Cynder Sinclair on March 8, 2014 Business leaders are discovering the power of corporate social responsibility. No longer is giving back to your community just a good idea or simply a nice thing to do. A clearly articulated CSR strategy can result in a strong bottom line and a more sustainable company. In 2009, Read More →
Op/ed: Ten reasons to scrap employee performance reviews
Everybody hates giving them and getting them.
Op/ed: Ten ways to shift to whole-family financial planning
By John Ambrecht on February 22, 2012 For decades, estate and family business succession planning have been primarily about legally protecting and distributing family wealth and reassigning business assets, roles and responsibilities according to the wishes of those at the helm of the company or family unit. However, the landscape is shifting to incorporate a Read More →
Op/ed: Valuing the soft power of Ventura County
While Ventura County’s hard power has taken a hit, the new State Of The Region Report gives plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future, based on those soft-power indicators.
Op/ed: To protect community assets, Congress needs to level the playing field for small banks
For community banks, these new regulations are as onerous as they are expensive.
Op/ed: Running up a tab at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show
Show me a flat space anywhere — home, office, car — and it’s yet another great place to put a tablet touch screen.
Op/ed: Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and Congress
By Billie Greer on Jan. 11, 2013 Butch Cassidy: Alright. I’ll jump first. Sundance Kid: No. Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first. Sundance Kid: No, I said. Butch Cassidy: What’s the matter with you? Sundance Kid: I can’t swim. Butch Cassidy: Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you. So went the dialogue as Read More →
