CEO Weekly Outlook

There never seem to be enough hours in the day. Harvard Business Review details three things every manager should prioritize: building trust, building a team, and building a strong network. Here’s how.

Meanwhile, Inc. provides a primer on getting rid of corporate-speak and talking like a human.

Business Insights

• Managers want to raise the minimum wage too
• What happens after the CEO is ousted
• The best advice these top CEOs ever received
• Give office housework its due
• 3 things managers should do every day
• Communicate like a human
• Is your marketing strategy benefitting your business?
• Five must-dos for your company’s success
• The consequences of CEO narcissism
• How CEOs deal with cancer

Transaction Toolbox

• It may be time to consider outside capital
• How to be successful internationally
• Yellen predicts a rate hikeis coming
• Mid-market building products M&A expected to be strong
• Yes, you need a succession plan
• Succession planning at a family-owned brewery

Middle Market Move of the Week

Willie Nelson is moving from music to… marijuana? Willie’s Reserve, a “premium cannabis lifestyle brand,” has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Tuatara Capital. Read more.