Every employee wants their voice to be heard, to feel valued and to have ownership in the decision-making process. The leaders who understand this and empower their employees to be active contributors will set themselves apart with better decision-making and higher employee retention.

A focused and disciplined approach to capital budgeting is to classify investment projects into five categories: investment in safety and environmental stewardship, repair of buildings and equipment, information technology, optional profit improvement and expansion of current businesses and investment in new businesses. Each has its own investment criterion.

The Supreme Court has held, “The First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions, including criminal prosecutions, for speaking out.” The right of corporations to speak out on issues has always been a cherished value of the Republican Party. DeSantis is violating that value.