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09 Aug, 2023 Merger & Acquisition Integration: Positioning a Powerful Healthcare Company for Continued Growth By Mirinda Lowe Amanda Smith Challenge Over the past five years, the volume of healthcare acquisitions has more than doubled, increasing competition for prized...
30 May, 2023 Avoid the B-word! In Times of Financial Stress, Being Proactive Ensures You Have Options By Jay Squiers Valerie Hart “How did you go bankrupt? “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” - Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Whether from internal or external...
11 May, 2023 The Tennessee Voices Podcast Interviews Kevin Cowherd By Kevin Cowherd Senior Managing Director Kevin Cowherd, featured on the most recent episode of the Tennessee Voices Podcast, shares his thoughts on the...
23 Jan, 2023 Workforce Retention: When Pay Is Not Enough By John Frehse In a world where the labor participation shortage is genuine and not going away, manufacturers are looking for real ways to drive...
02 Jan, 2023 The Workforce Shortage Is Not Going Away By John Frehse Many are predicting the end of many of our workforce woes as the pandemic becomes less severe. The problem is we are seeing the...
19 Dec, 2022 6 Key Practices for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion By Shawn Miles To Start: What is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)? DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is about creating a workplace where...
08 Dec, 2022 Value Creation: Focus, Commitment, Execution By Corey Smith Merrill Bohren Mike Thacker Sean Stacy +1 more... Show less Both new and established investors and operators struggle to decide which strategic investments will deliver the greatest value and ROI....
02 Nov, 2022 What Is Really Going on With the Labor Market? By John Frehse This article was co-authored by David Gilbertson, VP, Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) What Employees Really Want and How You Can Attract and...
02 Nov, 2022 How to Find Success at Any Stage of the Product Life Cycle By Ken Miller Jon Rousseau A key goal of just about every company is to ensure that its product – whether it be an object, service, or system – meets consumers’...