Op/ed: Lessons learned in taking responsibility, guessing wrong and doing better than your best
Over the course of this journey, I have, inevitably, learned a few lessons.
Read More →Op/ed: California’s fast-growing job creator — Latino businesses
Generations of Latinos have come to California for the same reasons that generations of whites, blacks and Asians have come here — for the chance to pursue what we now call the American Dream.
Read More →Op/ed: California banks are committed to supporting the credit needs of Golden State businesses
By Rodney Brown on March 8, 2013 It has been more than four years since the onset of the Great Recession, and during the past few years our country and the state of California have been slowly progressing down the road to economic recovery. As the economy continues to improve and confidence rises, California banks Read More →
Read More →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 →
Read More →Op/ed: Ten reasons to scrap employee performance reviews
Everybody hates giving them and getting them.
Read More →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 →
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.
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