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Stephen Nalley is an American Real Estate Executive, Entrepreneur, Veteran, Author and Founder & CEO of Black Briar Advisors.
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The right talent acquisition strategies can help ensure your company’s long-term success. Every successful company needs a strong talent acquisition strategy. Whether you're focused on building a robust pipeline, streamlining your onboarding process, or leveraging analytics to predict future needs, the right approach can drive sustainable growth and keep your organization competitive. Below, Fast Company Executive Board members share how their talent acquisition strategies are shaping the future of their organizations. Here's what they've found to work well and how you can apply these insights to your own talent acquisition efforts.
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Here's why sharing your expertise as an adjunct professor with the next generation of leaders can be rewarding but challenging. Taking on an adjunct professor role offers leaders a special opportunity to share hard-earned insights with the next generation. This role can be incredibly rewarding, as it allows you to shape future leaders while leaving a lasting professional legacy. However, translating industry experience into an academic setting comes with its own set of challenges, particularly in adapting to different learning styles and expectations. Below, Fast Company Executive Board members share their thoughts on the benefits and hurdles of stepping into this educational role.
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Business owners must carefully evaluate key factors to ensure their brick-and-mortar locations are set up for long-term success. For any business owner, securing the right real estate for a brick-and-mortar location is a critical decision that requires careful consideration of several market factors. Decisions made during this process can have a long-lasting impact on a business’s success. Below, Fast Company Executive Board members offer valuable tips to help you make informed decisions when selecting a physical location for your business. From understanding current market trends to evaluating the long-term potential of a location, here's how these key elements can make or break the success of the business.
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Online platforms like LinkedIn provide opportunities for career professionals to gain a foothold while transitioning to new industries. Many professional skills translate well from one industry to another. For job seekers who are looking to change industries, it's important to be specific about how their professional experiences will help them be successful in their new chosen field. One way to do this is to leverage online platforms to showcase your expertise and transferrable skills. To help, 20 members of Fast Company Executive Board share strategies for translating existing skills into new career paths to stand out to potential employers. Follow their advice to build your professional network, showcase past projects, and provide thoughtful commentary on relevant topics to establish yourself in a new industry.
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Whether you're retiring, pivoting to new opportunities, or capitalizing on market conditions, understanding the sale process is essential.
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Aug 15, 2024
6 cybersecurity business solutions to protect every stakeholder's sensitive information. With the uptick in cyberattacks, business leaders must remain proactive to ensure that the data of every stakeholder engaged with their brand is tightly secured at all times. In the new normal, breaches are inevitable, so company leaders must plan accordingly for the worst. Essential software communication platforms like Office 365 or Google Workspace are typically where global hackers strike first. Any lapse in judgment or naivety about how best to protect a company's bread and butter puts the organization at risk. It may also destroy the confidence level, trust, and brand loyalty that clients once had. To protect a company's most valuable asset, six Fast Company Executive Board members each offer one practical tip to secure their employee messaging environment.
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Black Briar Advisors
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Black Briar Advisors is a full-service real estate investment company that specializes in the acquisition, repositioning and turnaround of distressed real estate assets.