Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Wendy Keneipp, Partner at Q4intelligence. We hope you enjoy Wendy’s wisdom and perspective.

Are you holding back from making a major organizational change you know is best in the long term, but you just don’t know how to get started?

Whether it’s changing your business model, upping your marketing game, or rethinking your customer service practices, some decisions just seem so, well…big. And intimidating. And downright painful. In these situations, we can become paralyzed and unable to take action.

But inaction isn’t the answer. Because the longer you avoid the decision, the scarier that decision becomes. Likewise, the longer you avoid change, the more daunting change becomes.

Don’t get caught in the indecision trap! Take these steps and you’ll soon be on your way to being Captain Decisive! Or at least Corporal Decisive.

Immunizations represent one of the greatest public health accomplishments of the 20th century. Vaccines are the best way to prevent infectious disease. Being immunized is important for at least two reasons:

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Jim Canfield, Managing Director at CEO Tools. We hope you enjoy Jim’s wisdom and perspective.

I recently got a new bicycle. It is a city/commuter bike purchased to be an addition to my more specialized road bike and mountain bike. It arrived in a big box ready for me to complete the assembly. Like many projects CEOs and managers run into, it was about 70% complete.

I’ve always been fascinated with plumbing. This fascination may have been spurred several years ago with my first home purchase - a rehab in Chicago’s west suburbs. It tested my patience and skill set. However, experiencing various plumbing adventures, I learned a few tricks-of-the-trade.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Joe Calloway, author of “Keep It Simple,” “Magnetic,” and several other game-changing business books. We hope you enjoy Joe’s wisdom and perspective.

Early in my career I worked in the real estate business. We were busy, which was good. But busy meant a lot of contracts, documents, and agreements, and with a high level of activity there was more chance that something could occasionally go wrong.

The owner of the firm was involved in the day-to-day business, and he was the one we’d go to if things got sticky or we couldn’t find a solution to a problem or see a resolution to a conflict. He had a standard practice when one of us would go to him for help.

Do you know if your jewelry is covered under your homeowners or renters policy? Depending on the value of your jewelry, the answer could be yes, but not the full value. Jewelry can be very expensive to replace. Many people assume insurance policies, especially homeowners, will cover all valuables including jewelry. Unfortunately, it’s not until a claim is filed you realize your policy doesn’t cover what you think it does.

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What Is Form 5500? 

Also known as the Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, Form 5500 is a filing required annually by the Department of Labor (DOL) & Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Form 5500 reports and discloses information on benefit plans to ensure:

• The operation and management of these plans comply with certain Titles outlined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
• Sufficient information is provided to regulators to effectively safeguard the rights and benefits of participants and beneficiaries.

The Importance Of Knowing What Is “The First Notification of Claims Made Policy”

‘Claims made’ policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), and other miscellaneous professional liability policies including Lawyers Professional Liability. With an executive policy, it is critical to follow the “claims made” requirements. There are applicable exclusions if the carrier is not noticed when FIRST becoming aware of “circumstances that could give rise to a claim”.

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) announced their final regulations modifying the Association Health Plan (AHP) rules to expand availability to more employers and to make them more affordable by eliminating certain coverage requirements applicable to qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).