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Sunday, November 27, 2022

Business Coaching

Gratitude through societal impact and community engagement

We, at Augusta University’s Hull College of Business, are extremely proud to hold the most prestigious accreditation for higher education schools of business (held by only 5 percent of all such schools worldwide!). We are accredited by the Association to Advance College Schools of Business, known familiarly as AACSB International. Every five years, AACSB-accredited schools, such…

ByDr. Rick Franza 4 days ago0Comments

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Tips to make the most of Small Business Saturday

There are more than 33 million small businesses in the United States, and Saturday is a chance to celebrate them – and buy from them – during Small Business Saturday. American Express started Small Business Saturday in 2010 as a way to promote the impact small businesses have on local economies. Last year, 51 million people…

ByGary KauffmanNovember 20, 20220Comments

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Thoughts from the General: Managing in the electronic world

Perry M. Smith, Jr. In the 4th edition of the book Rules and Tools for Leaders, there is a chapter that describes the opportunities and challenges of the electronic workspace. Here are a few examples that may be helpful. Batching Batch your activities. Reserve one hour each morning and two hours each afternoon to focus totally on electronic…

ByRet. Maj. General Perry SmithNovember 15, 20220Comments

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Leadership Lessons from Vince Dooley

On Friday, Oct. 28, the world became a lesser place as Vincent Joseph Dooley, whom many respectfully just addressed as “Coach,” left this life. Since I was a senior at Notre Dame who attended the Sugar Bowl at the end of the 1980 college football season, and I am also an alumnus of Georgia Tech, you…

ByDr. Rick Franza November 8, 20220Comments

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Winning in business: Lessons from college football

Much like many others in the South, I spend a good part of my Saturdays watching college football and I am usually rewarded with exciting entertainment. However, unlike many of my fellow fans, I have found college football to be fertile ground for lessons on how to be successful in business. In today’s column, I’ll share…

ByDr. Richard Franza October 25, 20220Comments

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Longtime Augusta entrepreneur shares words of wisdom at home services meeting

After decades in business, serial entrepreneur, Jeff Annis discovered that profit sharing is one of the keys to employee retention. On Wednesday, Annis, founder of Advanced Services Pest Control, spoke to a group of real estate agents, loan officers, and home services professionals at this month’s CSRA Home Connections meeting. He said some of his long-term employees…

ByJosh HeathOctober 13, 20220Comments

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Great leaders are Wizards of AHs!

For those of you who read my previous columns in the Augusta Chronicle, you know that I like to write about leadership. Although I have been in a number of leadership positions across my two careers in the military and higher education that does not necessarily make me a great leader. One thing I do know…

ByDr. Richard Franza October 11, 20220Comments

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Coach Darin: Time to think about long-term business strategy

Business owners can get so caught up in the day-to-day of running a business that they forget to think strategically for the long term. Darin Myers of The Alternate Board (TAB) tells Neil Gordon how four hours a month with peers at TAB can help create a winning strategy for a business.

ByDarin MyersSeptember 22, 20220Comments

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Ethics lecture series will examine building trust in leadership

Few things determine the success of a business, or any organization, like good leadership. How to create leadership that can be trusted will be the topic of the next Russell A. Blanchard Distinguished Lecture Series in Ethics at Augusta University on Thursday. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, vice president for leadership and education…

ByGary KauffmanSeptember 19, 20220Comments

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Good Ethics is Good Business

I like to believe that I am an ethical person in all that I do. I believe I behave ethically because it is the right thing to do without ulterior motives. The credit for my ethical behavior goes primarily to my parents, who not only told me to be ethical, but more importantly, were outstanding role…

ByDr. Rick FranzaSeptember 13, 20220Comments