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Time to Take Charge

‘The great pause’ caused by the coronavirus is an opportunity for emerging leaders

Here are five simple tips for emerging leaders to be different — to give rise to the leader within.

Jul 17, 2020 Bill Mueller

How Businesses Can Help Improve Racial Injustice

If you’re a business owner or leader in the community who wants to help make real change, here are three practical steps you can take in your business.

Jul 13, 2020 Joshua Wood

Dilemma of the Month: Why Startups Need HR Help Before They Launch

It’s always easier to start with a good, solid HR plan than to throw one together the first time you have an issue.

Jul 2, 2020 Suzanne Lucas

Up to the Task

Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program founder Scott Syphax on how emerging leaders can help achieve social justice

In June, the Sacramento-based Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program addressed the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Stephon Clark and other Black people at the hands of the police in an open letter to the greater Sacramento community. 

Jun 19, 2020 Jessica Laskey

Keeping the Water Flowing

The Fair Oaks Water District finds new ways to serve customers during the pandemic

COVID-19 is threatening the financial stability of water suppliers providing an essential public health service. Water utilities are faced with an extraordinary combination of increasing costs to meet needs and falling revenues resulting from declining commercial use and personal financial strain on ratepayers.

Jun 19, 2020 Tom Gray

How Leaders Can Build True Inclusion

Adrienne S. Lawson, of UC Davis Health, talks about how leaders can promote workplace inclusion and justice

As the U.S. grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, factors such as socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and employment play a pivotal role in the fight against systemic racism and social injustice. 

Jun 12, 2020 Russell Nichols

Dilemma of the Month: How Working Remotely Can Be Effective for Your Company

Employers are considering making the temporary measures for people to work from home caused by the coronavirus lockdown more formal. What are their obligations to their employees?

Jun 2, 2020 Suzanne Lucas

Waiting for Workers

Staffing agencies are ready to fill jobs as soon as companies begin rehiring

The combined region of Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties lost 800 professional and business services jobs between February and March. Those job losses have affected local staffing agencies. 

May 21, 2020 Zahra Hamdani

Buzzwords: Rightsizing

The process of hiring, firing or reassigning employees to help a business run as efficiently as possible

Rightsizing is the Goldilocks of the business world. With the ever-changing economic landscape, organizations are always on the hunt for the perfect balance — retaining a workforce that’s not too big, not too small, but just right.

May 12, 2020 Jessica Laskey

Managing a Crisis

Companies should be proactive when it comes to managing their stories

People are paying close attention to social media and mainstream media, because of interest in the pandemic and because so many are at home. That is why it is vital to immediately assess the threat and pursue means to counter it by confirming facts and sharing your story. 

Apr 24, 2020 Kevin Riggs
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