Building a Business
Culture, or Defining How Things Get Done, Is Passed Down Through Stories
A company's culture isn't something that gets built after it "grows up." Leaders form their organizational culture from day one.
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Building a Business
5 Essential Ingredients for Making a Smart Hire
Finding the right people to add to a team is almost a sacred process. The perfect candidate can make everyone better. The wrong hire can drive the whole team crazy.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
Workplace Transparency Is a Boon, If Your Company Culture Is Built on Trust
Ubiquitous social media makes many companies nervous but many others, with the best corporate culture, find what employees say about them if the finest branding possible.
By China Gorman
Building a Business
The 8 Essential Steps to Building a Winning Company Culture
Culture is incredibly important because it sets the tone for everything from how the early team interacts to the kinds of hires made to how customers are treated.
By Monica Zent
Thought Leaders
Why Corporate Businesses Should Adopt a Startup Mentality
More people are developing an appetite for entrepreneurship. They like the idea of being their own boss and are taking things into their own hands. Big companies can learn from this.
By James Caan
Thought Leaders
4 Background Thoughts From Corporate Life That Sabotage Entrepreneurial Pursuits
Don't ignore that little voice chattering in your head but don't mistake it for clear thinking, either.
Building a Business
It Really Pays to Have a Rich Company Culture [Infographic]
They say that money can't buy you happiness, but according to the data, employee happiness sure can buy you money, so to speak.
By Eric Siu
Building a Business
Can You Really Measure and Shape Culture? (Infographic)
See how small-business owners assessed the strength of their company's culture. Plus, discover ways to improve a workspace through changes to the environment.
Building a Business
Nurturing Healthy Company Culture Can Yield Unpredictable Benefits
Only an enthusiastic, inspired team will build a truly great company.
By Greg Besner
Building a Business
3 Essential Laws of Management No Entrepreneur Can Afford to Ignore
What you encourage and what you won't tolerate are the biggest factors shaping your team.
Building a Business
How Small Changes in the Workplace Can Improve Your Sleeping Habits
Promoting healthy habits will help keep staffers mentally fresh, creative and motivated, avoiding the burnout and fatigue that comes with long-term shut-eye deprivation.
Building a Business
How to Create a Fun, Positive Company Culture in 7 Easy Steps
The leader's sincere interest in employees is the cornerstone of an uplifting company culture.
By Gabe Abshire
Building a Business
Do Unique Titles Change the Way We See Job Roles?
Singular titles can play a part in highlighting a unique corporate culture. This can help companies find the right people and vice versa.
Building a Business
How to Hire People Who Fit a Company’s Culture
Hiring employees who understand and exemplify corporate values serves to reinforce the organization's mission and vision and create a tighter team.
By Will Staney
Building a Business
More Diverse Corporate Boards Leads to Less Risk Taking
Research shows that businesses of all sizes would be wise to include leadership from all walks of life.
By Ya-wen Yang
Thought Leaders
Cultivate Team Chemistry at Your Business With 3 Elements
Cultivating a community of employees who enjoy working together and proactively collaborate can be tough, but worth the effort.
By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business
5 Secrets of a Jerk-Free Workplace
It's just like obscenity. You can recognize jerks but the definition is hard to put into words. It's even harder to keep them out of your business.
Building a Business
Culture Really Does Eat Strategy for Breakfast
Just ask Target, General Motors and the Veterans Affairs Department
Human Resources
Culture That Counts — 5 Ways to Dramatically Boost Employee Satisfaction
These elements (mostly) don't cost an employer a dime but may do wonders in warming up the office climate.
Building a Business
Does the Company With the Best Break Room Win?
Create a space that not only lives up to the organization's culture but that can also function as a recruiting tool.
Building a Business
A Rare Glimpse Inside Apple University, the Company’s Covert Training Grounds
In exquisitely austere classrooms, Apple employees are taught brand values and corporate history by a full-time staff that hails from Yale, Harvard and M.I.T.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Think Culture is About Ping-Pong Tables? You Are Wrong.
Founders often confuse culture with perks. It shouldn't be about free lunches or happy hours but rather the direct result of the values a company holds.
By Kelsey Meyer
Building a Business
These Corporations Ensure Their Longevity by Being Good Neighbors
Around the world, organizations are doing good things to revitalize the places where they reside.
Building a Business
4 Reasons Why Startups Committed to Social Responsibility Succeed
Difficult though it is to calculate ROI on doing good, startups find social responsibility connects them sooner with customers, investors and committed employees.
Building a Business
Could a Great Corporate Culture Be Bad for Employees?
Even the most progressive company that sets the standards for excellence in its human resource practices could fail when the wrong people are brought on board.
By Beth Kuhel
Building a Business
How McDonald’s Made Me a Better Businessman
The fast-food franchise king served up long-lasting lessons to the eventual founder of Edible Arrangements.
By Tariq Farid
Thought Leaders
12 Personality Traits That Make You a Rock-Star Boss (Infographic)
A team is only ever as powerful as its captain. If your staff seems to be drifting, then take a good hard look in the mirror.