MCDA Business Brief

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

Should You Make Typos to Prove You’re Human?

From disappearing em dashes to typos left in on purpose, a lot of writers are adjusting how they write because of AI. Is it worth the effort?

Marilyn Murua

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

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

Business Continuity Plan: What It Actually Needs to Cover

What a Business Continuity Plan Actually Needs to Cover Most business owners have thought about business continuity planning at some point, usually after hearing about it from an insurance agent, a client contract requirement, or a story about a company that didn't recover from a disruption. The instinct that follows is often the same: write a document, save it somewhere, and consider the topic handled. That instinct treats continuity planning as a compliance task. In practic

Sep 243 min read