In an ideal world, this memorable Buffalo Bills season would have ended with a blizzard. A blizzard of confetti, not snow. The Bills would have beaten Kansas City Sunday night, then headed to Tampa on Feb. 7 and knocked off ...
Read More »The Power of How: Transform fear and self-doubt into leading and living with courage 
When we become the watcher of our thoughts, the good news is we don’t have to believe all the thoughts our brain offers. How we’re going to think at any moment is a choice and determines our essence. We take ...
Read More »Four ways to incorporate marketing automation in 2021 
Do your 2021 marketing plans include automatic, strategic outreach that seamlessly creates opportunity for your sales and support teams? If you are not using a marketing automation tool, you are certainly missing out of the full potential your marketing plan ...
Read More »Hinkel displays remarkable flexibility during this COVID-disrupted season
Were these not pandemic-addled times, Chuck Hinkel would be following the lead of legendary singer Fats Domino and going to Kansas City. He’d be traveling to Arrowhead Stadium to work on the stats crew for CBS’s telecast of Sunday’s highly ...
Read More »COVID-related paid sick leave options for employers 
It’s hard to believe that merely one year ago most of us had never even heard the phrase “social distancing” and the concept of quarantine was not nearly the routine measure to which we’ve become accustomed. Despite the multitude of ...
Read More »Addressing climate change: ‘The flip side of a threat is an opportunity’ 
The world will certainly remember 2020 for the coronavirus and its devastating impact on human lives and the world economy. But 2020 will also be remembered as a year when events driven by climate change overwhelmed our defenses. Wildfires in ...
Read More »IRS finalizes rules regarding taxable income of exempt organizations 
While non-profit organizations are generally exempt from tax, they are subject to a tax on their income from unrelated businesses. If a soup kitchen opens a restaurant to the public, its tax exemption doesn’t apply to the earnings. The IRS ...
Read More »How to bring joy and satisfaction into goal setting in the workplace 
We all know people who publicly achieve big personal goals, like climbing the 46 Adirondack high peaks, reading 52 books in a year or renovating a house. Many even chronicle their journeys in blogs, social media posts or news stories. ...
Read More »Rochester dentist sweated out Bills latest memorable victory
As they awaited the snap for the play that would determine victory or defeat, Michael Mayer and his son, Alexander, fidgeted in their seats, not far from the locker room tunnel at Bills Stadium. They were hardly alone in their ...
Read More »Key points to consider for the year ahead 
What a year it’s been for company leaders and managers, ranging from worries about the stability of business to managing the shift to remote or hybrid work, to concerns about vaccinations and the health of employees. Normal tasks like setting ...
Read More »Bidding adieu to 2020 and projecting hope for 2021 
According to writingexplained.org, the phrase “bid adieu” is used formally to say goodbye or as a light-hearted and flippant way of describing cutting something out of one’s life. Based on the disruption the COVID pandemic has caused for so many ...
Read More »Purposeful investing in 2021 
As we begin 2021, the effects of coronavirus, which resulted in both a public health crisis and an economic crisis, continue. Although the coronavirus relief package and the development of several effective vaccines are positive developments, delivery of the vaccines ...
Read More »Allen to Diggs may wind up being Bills Super Bowl-winning combo
After joyously watching archnemesis Bill Belichick chuck a sideline phone in disgust six days earlier, Buffalo Bills fans were treated Sunday afternoon to another sideline moment that brought smiles to their faces and the faces of dental hygienists everywhere. During ...
Read More »The stars are aligned to install electric vehicle chargers 
With electric vehicle (EV) adoption at a tipping point, businesses are recognizing the opportunity to provide EV charging as a benefit to employees. Charging an electric vehicle requires a different way of fueling. It is not better or worse, it ...
Read More »Takeaways from 2020 to take into the new year of 2021 
While many of us would love to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020 and all of its challenges, we’ve all learned a few valuable lessons during this tough year. Like resiliency, epidemiology, cutting hair, turning off the mute button ...
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