Building a Business
Manage People as Adults Not as Children
Realize more creativity and productivity from employees with these six techniques.
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Marketing
Solve Your Buyers’ Problems by Changing Their Perspective
Move a potential customer into purchase mode by focusing on the long-term view, not troubling current trends.
By Jeff Shore
Thought Leaders
Know When to Double Down in Business
Running a startup can resemble playing a game of blackjack. Be savvy and strategic yet willing to take risks at the right moment.
By Marty Fukuda
Entrepreneurs
Solitude Can Be Your Most Powerful Thinking Tool
Life can be hectic at times and get the best of us. Find time to be alone with your thoughts and find solutions.
Thought Leaders
4 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt
Learn how to manage stress and dips in confidence so you can effectively pursue your goals.
Thought Leaders
Practice Triage in Making Business Decisions
Business leaders should categorize choices by their potential impact to improve quality and speed.
Business Ideas
Get Your Innovation Mojo Back With These 8 Tips
Let's face it: most big companies are bad at innovating.
Building a Business
Paying to Play Puts More Skin in the Game
Whether you're giving out advice or launching a new product, if they're not paying, they're not paying attention.
Entrepreneurs
How to Know When to Move On From the Business You Built
Figure out if the next step in your business is to leave it.
By J.D. Roth
Thought Leaders
10 Actions That Highlight You as a Leader
It's time to take a hard look in the mirror to see how many of these already show in your persona, and which need a bit more of your focus and learning.
Building a Business
5 Tactics for Checking for That Elusive Cultural Fit
The new buzzword in hiring might seem like a gray area to some employers. Try to define the term for your company and assess it in these concrete ways.
Thought Leaders
10 Instinctive Decisions You Will Regret Forever
Entrepreneurs need to make difficult decisions. These, however, you might not be happy about.
By Jeff Haden
Entrepreneurs
Wield This Decision-Making Tool for Managing Change Successfully
Compare trade-offs to make better leadership decisions
By Tom Somodi
Thought Leaders
12 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt and Build a Profitable Business
Strong leaders do engage in internal dialogue. The key thing is that they move forward with their best self.
Marketing
The Last Thing You Want Your Customers to Do: Think
If you want to boost sales on your website, hold back product information from your visitors.
Building a Business
Teach Your Team to Make Fearless Decisions
Why entrepreneurs should let their team members make 10 decisions a day.
Building a Business
Taking Stock of Feelings to Make Business Decisions
Anyone can learn how to access intuition and make better calls.
By Kate Swoboda
Building a Business
Hack the Formula for Success With Better Decision Making
Paying dues doesn't always lead to career success, according to Shane Snow's new book.
Thought Leaders
How to Use Your Gut to Make Better Decisions
Intuition is real, not New Age hocus-pocus. Learning how to harness your intuition will make you a better leader.
By Lisa Evans
Building a Business
Don’t Let Crowd ‘Wisdom’ Do All Your Thinking
Entrepreneurs should invite public opinion when the timing is right -- without handing over the reins.
By Iman Jalali
Thought Leaders
Being an Entrepreneur Means That Sometimes, You Just Have to Say No
It can be hard. But it's a necessary evil.
By Michael Hess
Marketing
3 Ways to Bust Through Your Customer’s Stress and Fear
The very act of decision making can trigger some reluctance in a prospective buyer. Learn ways to help a consumer see clearly your product's advantages.
By Jeff Shore
Building a Business
Study: It’s Better to Start a Business While You’re Still Employed Elsewhere
A new study finds that entrepreneurs who start companies while still employed at their day jobs are a third less likely to fail.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
Leadership Lessons From Alexander the Great
Even if your goal is conquer a larger sales territory or win more page views, the insights from this military leader can prove inspirational.
By Eric M. Ruiz
Thought Leaders
The 5 Pitfalls of Decision-Making, and How to Avoid Them
It's important for leaders to set the 'organizational guardrails' that foster a single, uniformed direction.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
6 Secrets to Making Business Decisions That Get Results
It can be stressful when you have to make important decisions regarding your business. But to get ahead of the game, it is a necessity.
Thought Leaders
The One Skill Most Entrepreneurs Need, But Often Overlook
A new book highlights how executive presence and gravitas can bridge the gap between performance and success.
By Lisa Evans