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Tariffs in 2025: What You Need to Know for Your Business to Stay Ahead

By Anthony De Filippis, Co-CEO, CargoTrans Tariffs Are Escalating—Here’s What It Means for YouTariffs are once again a top concern for businesses as the U.S. ramps up its trade policies. In February 2025, President Trump imposed new tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada, announced higher tariffs on steel and aluminum, and initially moved to eliminate… Read More »Tariffs in 2025: What You Need to Know for Your Business to Stay Ahead

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2025 Predictions and Reality for AI

Guest Post by Brian Smith, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Lots of on- and off-line publications come up with lists of predictions for the upcoming year, and many often seem implausible or so vague that they can be interpreted any way the reader chooses. I like to try to be practical, so here is my… Read More »2025 Predictions and Reality for AI

NY Alliance U Recap

Best Practices in Business Development

Learn how to save money by avoiding common pitfalls with speaker Gary Anzalone, founder of Razor Consulting, an outsourced business development resource for companies looking to expand into the global markets.

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Effective Communication Strategies for Remote Teams

Communication is one of the most critical aspects of a successful team. As if keeping up with communication strategies on-site wasn’t challenging enough, now managers have to figure out how to perfect their communication with remote teams. As a leader, you must understand the nuances and challenges of communicating in a remote team setting.

NY Alliance U Recap

Making Your Own Luck

On this rendition of Alliance U, we sat down with Jeff Gural, chariman of GFP Real Estate, to discuss a topic on which everyone has distinct opinions: luck.

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Why Creativity Should Be An Important Part of Your Growth Strategy

Creativity based on analytics with purpose can bring growth rates of 12% and more. However, you need to implement the three components of growth in your strategies to achieve that.

NY Alliance U Recap

Sustainability – An Introduction to Strategic Action

In the latest Alliance U meeting, we discussed sustainability and strategic action with speaker Pournamasi Rath, director of sustainability at Ettinger Engineering Associates.

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Leadership Under Pressure: Taking Care of Yourself

You know the adage: no pressure, no diamonds. But with at least 44% of leaders feeling burnout and considering switching companies, has pressure become too much? Leaders of today need to take care of themselves more than ever. Today, we’re discussing how to recognize burnout in the first place and the best way to deal with this added pressure.

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Developing Team Goals in 5 Easy Steps

As we start developing workplace strategies, it’s impossible to ignore the importance of team goals. If you want to be an outstanding manager, you must take the strengths and weaknesses of your team and work together towards the same goals.

NY Alliance U Recap

Workplace Strategy – The Antidote to the Great Resignation

As organizations rattle around trying to find the solution to the Great Resignation, some experts believe focusing on workplace strategy is the perfect antidote.

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Inclusive Hiring Strategies for Success

In today’s work environment, inclusive hiring practices are becoming increasingly vital to an organization’s success. Inclusive hiring recognizes the diversity and embraces a wide range of perspectives that candidates bring to the organization.

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LinkedIn Influence: How to Excel on the Platform

No matter your industry or profession, spending time perfecting your LinkedIn presence and content stream is a valuable piece of the ideal personal branding approach.

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Challenges Faced and How We Are Overcoming Them: Experiences and Solutions

The past year has been full of challenges and obstacles for everyone. Here is how our 40 executive members are tackling the difficult problems.

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Tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance

How to avoid job burnout while motivating employees towards success.