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Google search “workplace leadership style” and you will find an array of results. The various styles can be grouped into one of three broad categories: control-based; connection-based; and change-based. Managers often make strategic and operational decisions based on either a call to control, a commitment to connect, or a conviction to change. Control-based leadership emphasizes...

A new report just released shed light on the economic impact of short-term rentals during football weekends in Gainesville and Tallahassee, helping the cities significantly expand lodging capacity and welcome the surge in visitors as hotels reached peak capacity. Gainesville short-term rental hosts and operators using the Airbnb platform welcomed 5,175 guest arrivals and earned...

UF Health not only expanded on its mission of patient-centered care with the opening of the UF Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital on December 10, but the facilities also received national acclaim. The new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals are the first medical facilities in the Southeast...

Talent is the lifeblood of any business. Regardless of whether it is a for-profit or nonprofit enterprise, recruiting the best people is vital to short, medium, and long-term success.  How are HR managers recruiting their best new people? What are the latest trends in landing top talent? What new recruitment methods are being used in...

United Way of North Central Florida is proud to announce its first-ever toy drive benefitting local organizations that serve families and young children. United for the Holidays, in conjunction with our Community Impact Partners, will collect new, unwrapped toys for more than 600 local children during the holiday season. Community Impact Partners for United for...

Can your business survive three, six or nine months with one or two key employees absent? What about a lawsuit? Can your organization handle the expense and emotionally exhaustive, time-consuming process of an employment investigation into your organization’s workplace practices? If you are like most small businesses, the answer is no. For small to medium-sized...

With the arrival of the bustling holiday season, businesses are scrambling to add additional staff members to assist in daily operations. These staff members, or individuals working with a particular employer for less than 120 days, are referred to by some as seasonal employees. Many companies, however, classify such persons as independent contractors so as...

Despite the lingering 80-degree weather, it’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Gainesville … and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Boxing Day, as well. The holiday decorations have been in local stores since before trick or treaters rang a single door bell and traffic on Archer Road looks like UF move-in day in...

For many, the finance industry is an enigma, and trying to learn more about it can be both daunting and bewildering. As a result, many people see investing as a totally foreign concept, and view the stock market as an unapproachable whirlwind of numbers, graphs and jargon. When exploring an industry dominated by business tycoons...

CenterState Bank is setting the stage to become the largest community banking company in the state of Florida with its two recent acquisitions of Harbor Community Bank and Sunshine Bank. The proposed mergers would result in $10.1 billion in assets, $6.6 billion in loans and $8.1 billion in deposits. Both mergers are expected to be...