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My colleague Nick recently posted on social media that he received a text from a former lacrosse teammate, and they spoke about their last game together. What he gleaned from that conversation is how much he misses going to battle on the lacrosse field every day with his team.

But then he had a revelation.

He still does go to battle with teammates each day, only in a different way—in a business setting.

Maybe you’ve played team sports—maybe you haven’t. Maybe you are a sports fan, or maybe you get together...

Of course, we had to start the year with a goals/resolution type post. Are you even a blogger if you don’t?

In all seriousness, I start here for one big reason. I don’t hear many small business leaders talking about their people-related goals. If I ask, they will tell me how many people they want to hire or an area where they may want to improve skill sets. Beyond that, they haven’t given much thought to goals specific to current employees.

If this is you, here are a few ideas....

My name is Sean McIntosh. I joined the SHRM Government Affairs Member Advocacy Team last August after two years working as a Senate staffer on Capitol Hill. My passion for change goes back to my high school days as a volunteer at SHRM conferences, and then throughout my college career as president of George Mason University’s SHRM student chapter!

Did you know, that over an astonishing 33 percent of today's workforce is composed of young professionals? I believe we are uniquely positioned to make a tremendous impact on behalf of the...