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Initiative is shattering the glass-half-empty past of gender diversity at the top of KC companies

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Area companies, banks match up to partner for smart growth.

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Mergers and acquisitions missteps are commonplace in KC, and with them, plenty of lessons to learn

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Jim Cook
CEO, Children International
Company Profile: Children International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that works to help impoverished children around the world through sponsorships providing health and educational materials and emotional aid.

Born and raised in the agricultural town of Sabetha, Kansas, and then educated as an... Read more...

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Don's Diatribe: What makes a good entrepreneur?

This week, an exciting thing happened at Simon Business Consulting. My company was nominated by Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts to be included among “Kansas City’s 2012 Entrepreneurial All Stars.” The program is sponsored by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and KCSourceLink. SBC was recognized as energizing our economy and helping make Kansas City America’s... Read more...

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HR Headaches: Harassment takes many forms but is almost always expensive

Whether you call it alleged harassment, bullying or something else, negative workplace behavior can be expensive. Just ask AT&T, which was recently assessed $5 million in punitive damages for alleged discrimination against a Kansas City woman who had converted to Islam.

The details of the alleged behavior are less important here than the lesson that employers should gain. In the business... Read more...

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Don's Diatribe: The Facebook IPO and the Small Investor

How to make smart small investments

Wow! What a difference a week makes. What was once a highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) has quickly became a public relations and legal nightmare. Facebook’s less-than-stellar IPO has been tough on the small investor. While regulators, investigators, and lawyers point fingers, individual investors try to recoup their losses. Some estimates... Read more...

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HR Headaches: How to prevent workplace sexual harassment

Sexual harassment is a major workplace issue. It continues to exist; it continues to be litigated; and businesses continue to pay fines.

We are all sexual beings. Sexuality is practically everywhere in our culture. It's in literature, movies, songs—heck, it's even in commercials for hamburgers and soap.

How can we prevent sexual harassment in the workplace? It starts with trying to prevent... Read more...

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Warren Buffett on elevating women in the workforce: "The closer that America comes to fully employing the talents of all its citizens, the greater its output of goods and services will be. We've seen what can be accomplished when we use 50% of our human capacity. If you visualize what 100% can do, you'll join me as an unbridled optimist about America's future."
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