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Employee handbooks can provide a roadmap for the future. If done well, they will emotionally commit each employee to their role, the company, and your customers—ultimately setting themselves and your company up for success.

A good pedigree alone does not make a board of directors great. To have a board that excels at corporate governance requires more elbow grease than nuance, more cultivation than a reliance on expectation.

Are you willing to risk the deal on the state your Word document or PowerPoint presentation is in? These suggested refinements to your documents and presentations can give you the edge.