MCDA Business Brief

Insights on operations, finance, HR, and communications for growing businesses

Your Company LinkedIn Page Reaches Buyers Before You Do

Some of the people weighing whether to hire you will look you up before reaching out. Here’s what your company LinkedIn page can tell them.

Marilyn Murua

MCDA CCG graphic with the headline “The Holiday Party & Workplace Conduct: Why It Deserves Some Planning” beside a photo of colleagues raising glasses as a coworker gives a toast.

The Holiday Party and Workplace Conduct

A holiday party is a work event in a social setting, and that mix is what makes it different. A few decisions made ahead of time help it bring the team together.

Riley Murr

MCDA CCG graphic with the headline “Handling December Time-Off Requests With Fairness” beside a close-up of a calendar with a red pushpin and “day off” written on the 30th.

Handling December Time-Off Requests Fairly

When three people want the same week off and the business needs two of them working, a clear process does most of the work. Here's how to set one up before the requests arrive.

Riley Murr

Is AI Making Your Brand Voice Sound Like Everyone Else's?

When every post uses the same hook, the same structure, and the same closing question, readers stop noticing whose post it is.

Oct 63 min read

Hands typing on a laptop showing a spreadsheet, beside the headline "Fix the Process Before You Add AI" from MCDA CCG, Inc.

Fix the Process Before AI Implementation

AI doesn't correct how work gets done. It follows it, faster and at a larger scale. Here's what to check before adding AI to any process.

Oct 13 min read