by Pepper Rutland | Nov 7, 2016 | Advice, Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership |
Last month I highlighted MMR’s inclusion in the Baton Rouge Business Report as one of the best places to work in the city. The decision was made based on a combination of MMR’s answers to a questionnaire about workplace policies and demographics, and our employees’...
by Pepper Rutland | Oct 6, 2016 | Business, MMR Group, Pepper Rutland |
On Monday our team announced that MMR was recognized as one of the 2016 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and the Greater Baton Rouge SHRM, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and Best Companies Group....
by Pepper Rutland | Sep 26, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership |
In another blog, I highlighted various qualities a leader should possess, including: proactivity, attentiveness, imagination, focus, and continued development. Each of these are important, as I’ve learned from my own experience, and I hope it provided valuable insight...
by Pepper Rutland | Aug 1, 2016 | Business, Employee Health, News, Small Business |
“Don’t lose sleep over it” is an old adage encouraging people not to worry about their problems, whether it’s the kids or money or the dozens of other things about which humans worry. Though it’s considered a mere nicety by some, a few organizations from Unilever to...
by Pepper Rutland | Aug 1, 2016 | Advice, Business, Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Social Media |
People walking around on their phones with their heads down is not alarming. Afterall, in the age of technology, the complete disassociation with the outside world is commonplace from the dinner to table to the office (sometimes unfortunately). Yet, you may have...
by Pepper Rutland | Jun 15, 2016 | Advice, Business |
Poor management skills can have a negative effect on an entire company. Employees who work under a bad manager will be unhappy and may leave the company. In fact, one out of two professionals surveyed for Gallup’s 2015 State of the American Manager Report stated that...
by Pepper Rutland | May 12, 2016 | Advice, Business, Entrepreneurs, News |
Everyone has an opinion, and these days, all of them are online. It’s a great thing, as it helps us better understand people on an individual level, in a way direct conversation could never provide. However, that also means the world wide web is a crowded space. How...
by Pepper Rutland | Feb 9, 2016 | Advice, Business, Entrepreneurs, MMR Group, Small Business |
MMR Group continues to grow. Last month, the company proudly announced the purchase of assets and operations of Vector Electric and Controls, Inc. In our 20 plus years as a company, we’ve learned a lot about progress, expansion, and growth as a business. We’re of the...
by Pepper Rutland | Feb 1, 2016 | Advice, Business, MMR Group |
Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that, as of 2012, the average length of time an individual remains in a given job is just under four and a half years. Over the course of a lifetime, the number of jobs a person may have on his or her resume is...
by Pepper Rutland | Jan 7, 2016 | Advice, Business, Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Social Media |
Before the 1990s, companies relied mostly on print and broadcast media, such as television and radio, to get the word out about their products, services and/or progress. Prior to those inventions, word of mouth and various guerilla tactics were the focus....
