A CEO must separate him or herself from the tactical, day-to-day duties in order to spend more time on strategic activities. ...

Kevin Counihan, CEO of Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, has set the bar high. Let’s see if he and his staff can deliver ...

Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher knew the company was in trouble when his sister-in-law raved that she had received magnificent service on a Southwest flight. He asked how many people were on-board. Two pilots, three flight attendants…and his sister-in-law. After 18 months of operation, the airline had lost more than $5 million. ...

Social media can truly be one of the great equalizers of both company size and the amount of time spent online. ...

Brothers Marc and Steve Viggiano of the Two Men and a Truck moving franchise give their tips on how to make a business relocation seamless and less expensive ...

A productive sales force is one of the keys to our success. It’s time for them to put things in gear. I worry that things may be too comfortable around here. Any suggestions? ...

Coming off of back-to-back years that featured not just one, but multiple debilitating storms, there is little evidence to suggest that Fairfield County is prepared for the upcoming hurricane season. ...

Come the start of next year, hundreds of businesses across Connecticut will have to have answered a critical question when it comes to health care – do they want to play or pay, Thomas Krywinski writes. ...

This year, there is an unfunded mandate that’s likely to cause major increases in some school districts' budgets: school safety, writes William P. Stump. ...

What’s the sightline on the horizon that everyone in your company is focused on moving toward? Get clear on that and it’s easier to figure out if everything you’re doing is heading the company in the right direction. ...

While it’s simple to buy a plane ticket and have the mail forwarded, legal documents don’t always cross state lines so easily. Differences in state law can have big implications for estate planning and long-term care, Bernard A. Krooks writes. ...

As operating and structural improvements are made within an organization, that firm (and its CEO) will begin to see more options and opportunities, Mark Fagan writes. ...

Jason Collins should be judged on his ability to do his job and on how he performs relative to his peers. Everyone – from the trading floor to the production line – deserves that right. ...

Stamford mayoral candidate and Board of Finance member David Martin wants Building & Land Technology Corp. (BLT) to succeed in “the transformation in the South End that (it) is orchestrating.” ...

Architect and developer Charles Brodie has a grand plan for Orange County’s Randall Airport. ...