#OBISeries speaker highlights management skills for leadership Most companies aren’t getting the maximum value from the execution of their business strategies, according to Karen D. Walker, president and principle consultant at  Oneteam Consulting, a global expert at exploiting unrealized organizational growth potential. As an early employee and vice president at Compaq Computer Corporation where she was responsible […]

It’s the final week to register for Atlanta CEO Council Executive Reception and a chance to hear Flashpoint founder Merrick Furst talk startups as part of the Council thought leadership series, #OBISeries. Flashpoint applies specific startup engineering methodology to an entrepreneurial idea. Members of the current class of Flashp0int entrepreneurs will be on hand to discuss their […]

Insights from Merrick Furst: When looking at your own organization, realize that the results are not going to be what you expect. Embrace and learn what makes your system immune to change. On Start-Ups: Change the model; start-ups aren’t companies, they are people with ideas. Bet wide and shallow; give a tiny bit of money […]

A 2008 law allows individuals and corporations to receive a Georgia income tax credit (and federal income tax deduction) for redirecting their state income tax payments to the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program. GOAL uses these contributions to provide scholarships to students to attend private schools such as the Ron Clark Academy. Since 2008, more than […]