Steve Tobak
Author of Real Leaders Don't Follow
Steve Tobak is a management consultant, columnist, former senior executive, and author of Real Leaders Don’t Follow: Being Extraordinary in the Age of the Entrepreneur (Entrepreneur Press, October 2015). Tobak runs Silicon Valley-based Invisor Consulting and blogs at stevetobak.com, where you can contact him and learn more.
Success Strategies
The Virtuous Cycle of Work, Achievement and Reward
Our culture is obsessed with quick and easy ways to achieve fame and fortune. There is no such thing.
Lessons
10 Lessons You Should Learn Sooner Than Later
There are some truths you only learn the hard way. How hard is mostly up to you.
Career Growth
Quit Wasting Your Brain and Learn to Think for Yourself
As our culture becomes ever more cautious, employers are desperate for people who think critically and creatively.
Disruption
Why Technology Disruption Is Not Better for Entrepreneurs
Respect the persistence and profitability of old-school businesses.
Career Growth
This Is How to Manage Your Career Like a CEO
Make every opportunity count, know your limitations, and don't be your own worst enemy.
Twitter
Can Twitter Censor Terrorists and Trolls Without Silencing Free Speech?
Social media, once a bastion of open discourse, is under mounting pressure to define and remove "hate'' speech.
gawker
6 Lessons From the Demise of Gawker
Gawker was crushed by a libel suit brought by Hulk Hogan and financed by Peter Thiel. Gawker founder Nick Denton is no victim; he did this to himself.
Work Ethic
If You Really Want to Make it Big You've Got to Hustle
Many dream of leisurely success but only those who enjoy working very hard achieve it.
Donald Trump
Trump's Business-Friendly Economic Agenda
Trump's plans for tax and regulatory reform could benefit entrepreneurs, small business owners and corporations alike.
Careers
Everyone Says 'Do What You Love.' This Is How You Do It.
It sounds romantic but finding work that you enjoy going to and leave feeling good about is the essential edge for success and happiness.
Ethics
Why Do We Idolize Entrepreneurs?
Some of our most celebrated business leaders are just as unethical as the next guy … maybe more so.
career advice
How to Destroy Your Career, Ted Cruz Style
Be a pro and take the high road when you lose out on a job or promotion.
Make More Happen
The Gaping Hole in Shark Tank's Get Rich Advice
While it is true that owning your own company is a proven path to wealth, a job that teaches how to run a company is the best start.
Theranos
3 Takeaways From the Demise of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
Holmes was an entrepreneurial darling until it became apparent her miracle company was a sham.
Business Success
8 Behavioral Traits You Can Take to the Bank
The steadiness of a person's character is what determines if they succeed in the inherently unpredictable process we call 'life.'
