Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Dr. Jerry Thacker, Superintendent for Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation. We hope you enjoy his wisdom and perspective.

All high performing organizations will have leaders who exhibit passion, have a plan, and use teamwork. These leaders have a vision, set goals and monitor them, hire talented people, and invest in developing them. The principles I will share are used in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and can be adapted to any organization.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Dr. Bruce Gobdel, retired Crowe Horwath LLC Partner. We hope you enjoy Bruce’s wisdom and perspective.

Critical Components For High Performing Organizations

In my thirty-seven years of consulting with many diverse clients, the best organizations were consistently those that were values driven. They clearly knew who they were and what they stood for. In addition, the best leaders of client organizations were visionary. They had a capacity for seeing a desired future state for the organization, along with the passion for getting the organization there.

Summer is here! A dip in the pool is likely on many people’s minds. The reprieve from the heat might be worth the costs of installing a pool right in your own backyard. But before cannonballing into a decision about getting a pool or buying a home that already has one, it’s important to think about pool safety and insurance.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Gregg Fraley, CEO of Gregg Fraley Innovation. We hope you enjoy Gregg's wisdom and perspective.

This is an article about innovation and risk. Specifically, it’s about taking enough risk to insure survival and growth of a company. Let me explain.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Tag Birge, President of Cornerstone Companies, Inc. We hope you enjoy Tag’s wisdom and perspective.

Risks come in a variety of shapes and sizes. A risk I often see companies missing out on today is cash management. CFOs have a tough job trying to decide in what to invest excess cash. Finding income generating assets with low risk is almost impossible. With the inflationary environment, many low risk investments mean the value of that investment will decrease over time. In the past, places like bank accounts, treasuries, and Blue Chip equities had a reasonable expectation of out earning inflation while being very low risk.

Prior to March 21, 2016, Indiana was one of just a handful of states that had not legislatively addressed the subject of telemedicine. Meanwhile Illinois and Ohio currently have proposed telemedicine parity bills but nothing set in stone – and Wisconsin has no parity legislative activity at this time. Michigan’s laws went into effect in 2012 and Kentucky was well ahead of the game with legislation in 2000, but the first state to address telemedicine by law was actually Louisiana in 1995. 21 years ago?! Why was Indiana so late to answer the call?

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Aaron Perri, Executive Director of South Bend Venues Parks & Arts. We hope you enjoy Aaron’s wisdom and perspective.

“Enjoy your summer break!” an office intern recently exclaimed to me on his last day of the semester. “Summer break?!” I thought to myself, “that sure sounds nice.” I reminisced about running through the sprinkler, playing in the park, and enjoying Grandma Perri’s vinegar & cucumbers. While this annual three month respite no longer exists in my life, I’d like to reflect on a few childhood memories that continue to influence my professional life.

If you ask any business leader what their most valuable asset is, an overwhelming majority would state it’s their people. Businesses invest millions, if not billions, of dollars in training and benefits for their employees. So when it comes to business continuity or disaster preparedness, why wouldn’t an employer want to ensure their employees were also prepared to handle a disaster?

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Dr. Eric Bricker, Chief Medical Officer of Compass Professional Health Services. We hope you enjoy Dr. Eric’s wisdom and perspective.

There are many buzzwords in employee benefits, but have you heard of “Health Activation?” While more common terms include “employee engagement,” “member engagement” or “patient engagement,” the industry would be better served to use a term like “Health Activation.” Why? Because Health Activation goes beyond a one-time event and instead focuses on empowering good healthcare decisions.

“It’s important to remember that not all competitive landscapes are remade violently, overnight,” writes Inc. Magazine editor Leigh Buchanan. “Obsolescence creeps as often as it lunges.”

She continues, “While CEOs obsess over getting big-banged out of existence, odds are good that their companies will suffer a more pedestrian fate: they will simply cease to matter. The brand goes stale, core strengths languish, and opportunities to keep pace with – or get in front of – changing customer needs pass them by. The world moves on. They don't.”

How relevant are you? Have you asked yourself that question recently? It goes something like this: In 5 years will the services I’m providing still be relevant to my clients?