Thought Leaders

Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: Away on working vacation? Protect your home!

Editor’s Note: Biz leaders are juggling more and more during this volatile, pandemic time. This weekend or part of next week, may be the last “holiday” or working vacation from the CSRA grind for a while. School is starting soon. In this week’s Real Talk real estate, Shawna Woodward says, make sure someone is minding the store at home! As summer starts to wind down, plan to go on a last minute vacation! Life is short and we should strive to make it a priority to enjoy time away with

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Darin Myers

COACH’S CORNER: Employee Recognition

All businesses claim to value their employees and to be committed to a culture that recognizes and rewards employee achievements. But success in this effort may be elusive, particularly if employers only half-heartedly embrace an “employee-centric” culture. By contrast, businesses that actively pursue this goal often find that they retain valued workers longer and that their recruiting efforts for new hires benefit from a culture of employee recognition. Here are ways you can build your own culture of recognition and demonstrate how much you appreciate the efforts of your team

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Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: We’re in a fast-moving market!

Editor’s Note: Shawna Woodward of ReMAX Reinvented in Evans begins a new weekly series called, “Real Talk Real Estate”. She’ll sponsor our soon-to-be-created Real Estate page and provide a weekly article to provide you tips to help you cut through all the changes! Looking for? Do you have this coming? I’m in need of… My qualified buyer is seeking….A rental needed…HELP NEEDED! This is the current content flooding my email from local realtors all across the CSRA. Our board allows all of us fabulous agents a platform where we can send

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Cyber Security

CSRA Cybersecurity expert talks ransomware protection at ABD Expo

Patrick Reynolds, founder of Cross Link Consulting tackled the Colonial Pipeline Gas crisis at the ABD Expo. He painted a serious issue and then on video shared some suggestions after getting a few questions from the audience. “I am not surprised, it is predictable, and it will only increase in the weeks, months, and years ahead. The reality is that in countries such as Russia, there are literally entire cities the size of Augusta and larger that have over 50% of their GDP is comprised of illegal hacking and ransomware

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Cyber Security

Workforce Study causes debate in CSRA business community

160 business leaders packed into a Columbia County Chamber meeting to hear the results of a tri-county workforce study. (Photo by Neil Gordon) Business leaders agree there is a serious and complicated workforce issue in the CSRA—and they have different views on how to solve it. Gary Gibson of Gary’s Hamburgers says the government is de-incentivizing out of work employees; Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting says workforce training needs tweaking; and Robbie Bennett of the Columbia County Economic Development Authority points to many factors in a newly released study,

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