Lessons Learned

A study by the International Workplace Group (IWG) reveals how CFOs see hybrid working as an essential cost-cutting measure. Over the last few years, companies around the world have increasingly been switching to a hybrid way of working, as the ability to free people from the dreaded commute became more important than ever. Now, with the help of IWG, millions of people are being empowered to work more effectively, efficiently, and happily, by splitting their working hours between their company headquarters, a local flexible workspace, and their home. But it

The last two-and-a-half years have created a significant opportunity for companies to reassess outdated working habits and bring in new long-term flexible strategies that are better for them, their employees, and the planet. What’s more, thanks to global flexplace provided by IWG brands including Regus and Spaces, and HQ, professionals have access to an unrivaled choice of locations to work, from both in Aiken and across the world. Hybrid work enables workers to divide their time between a company HQ, home, and a local flexible workspace and is now the

The last two-and-a-half years have created a significant opportunity for companies to reassess outdated working habits and bring in new long-term flexible strategies that are better for them, their employees, and the planet. What’s more, thanks to global flexplace provided by IWG brands including Regus and Spaces, and HQ, professionals have access to an unrivaled choice of locations to work, from both in Aiken and across the world. Hybrid work enables workers to divide their time between a company HQ, home, and a local flexible workspace and is now the

The last two-and-a-half years have created a significant opportunity for companies to reassess outdated working habits and bring in new long-term flexible strategies that are better for them, their employees, and the planet. What’s more, thanks to global flexplace provided by IWG brands including Regus and Spaces, and HQ, professionals have access to an unrivaled choice of locations to work, from both in Aiken and across the world. Hybrid work enables workers to divide their time between a company HQ, home, and a local flexible workspace and is now the

As many of you know by now, in less than two weeks, I will be stepping down after just over six years as the Dean of the James M. Hull College of Business (HCoB) at Augusta University (AU). Over the next five months, I will be preparing to return to full-time faculty for the first time in over seventeen years, by preparing to teach courses and dedicating more time to ongoing and new research. As in most major decisions like this, much goes into it; factors that are both personal

Regular readers of my columns, whether here in the Augusta Business Daily or other venues, know that I am no fan of the University of Georgia football team. I have a couple of pretty good reasons. First, I spent nearly seven years on the Georgia Tech (What’s the good word?) campus, as an Air Force ROTC instructor and then as a doctoral student. During that time, I learned much about the “Clean Old-Fashioned Hate” that characterizes the rivalry between the two schools. Second, the Bulldogs helped spoil my senior year

Twelve years ago, I opened Trendz Salon with a childhood dream, an encouraging husband and a clear answer to very specific prayers. At the time, I had many years of experience behind the chair but zero knowledge of what it took to run a successful business. Through trial and error, good ideas and bad, valleys and mountain tops, I slowly learned how to run a business. One key component of it was the team I was building. I continuously tried and sometimes failed to piece together a salon family –