Entrepreneurs How to Respond to a Mean Person: 10 Effective Ways Intelligent People Deal With Rude People Maybe they aren't really a rude person, maybe they are stressed person who is being rude. By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders Adam Guild Reads 182 Books a Year, and He’s Read This One 14 Times. Here’s Why. The 19-year-old serial entrepreneur calls this business book 'a masterpiece.'
Thought Leaders 11 Bad Personality Traits Costing You Business If two businesses are pretty much the same, why would anybody work for or buy from the one run by a jerk? By Deep Patel
Building a Business The Importance of Having an Anti-Role Model The people you don't want to be like have just as much to teach you as the ones you wish you were. By John Rampton
Thought Leaders What Entrepreneurship and Parenthood Taught Me About Empathy This contributor believed in the power of empathy so much that he incorporated it into his parenting philosophy. By Jim Marggraff
Thought Leaders 3 Ways Increasing Your Empathy Makes You a More Effective Leader Research shows empathetic leaders foster more productive, engaged and innovative teams. By Maria Ross
Thought Leaders Why More ‘Emotional Intelligence’ Means More Money for Entrepreneurs One study found that workers surveyed were 400 percent less likely to leave a job if they had a manager with high 'EQ.' By Imran Tariq
Thought Leaders 4 Must-Have Leadership Qualities Tenacity is more important than brilliance. By Richard Trevino II
Thought Leaders Most Scholars Agree Emotional Intelligence Is the Key to Productivity Emotionally intelligent people spend less time in pointless conflict and more time building teams. By John Rampton
Thought Leaders 5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Glean From Their Kids’ K-12 Teachers Remember that teacher you loved in second grade who was so honest and constructive in her advice? Be that kind of entrepreneur. By Shelley Osborne
Human Resources 3 Communication Techniques to Accelerate Your Organization’s Effectiveness Listen, be brave, and manage your body language. By Dr. Malachi Thompson III
Human Resources 5 Keys to Establishing Meaningful and Fruitful Connections in the Workplace Results are achieved when people come together and feel good about the connection. By Sherrie Campbell
Thought Leaders What I Learned About Leadership, as a CEO Who Became an Adoptive Parent The parallels between the two roles taught me three great life lessons. By Brad Hillier
Thought Leaders 4 Common Myths About Leadership That Can Hold You Back Alignment with your values and belief systems is the foundation of becoming an effective leader. By Dr. Malachi Thompson III
Building a Business Purpose Is Built, Not Bought: 3 Ways Businesses Can Cultivate It Smaller companies typically have much better employee engagement than their larger competitors, and not because they are paying higher salaries By Curt Cronin
Business News The 2 Most Important Skills for Long-Term Success Whatever your age, the big concern you need to focus on is the changing nature of work. By Ellevate
Thought Leaders You Must Lead With Empathy to Achieve These 5 Crucial Leadership Goals Employees, customers and investors have their own needs By John Boitnott
Human Resources 4 Reasons Why Empathy Is Good for Business How this traditionally soft skill yields hard, bottom-line results for organizations big and small By Maria Ross
Thought Leaders Turn Your Vulnerabilities Into Leadership Strengths in 3 Steps Your team already knows you're flawed, so you actually gain when you admit you are. By Dr. Malachi Thompson III
Thought Leaders Inspiring Leadership by Design The first duty of a manager is to inspire the people we hope to lead.
Business Funding Isolation in Entrepreneurship Is Real. At Business Events, Women Need Empathetic Connections. There are ways we can create more open, accepting business environments that don't have to be touchy-feely -- just real. By Erin (Mack) McKelvey
Thought Leaders How Soft Skills Can Help You Get Ahead in a Tech World Knowing how to code will only get you so far. By Shelley Osborne
Thought Leaders What Scandalized Companies Like Facebook and Uber Can Learn From Jay-Z By adopting four key principles, leaders can help avert scandals while also learning more about themselves. By David Holzmer
Thought Leaders Does Empathy Have a Place in Your Workplace? Replacing sharp elbows with soft skills can be good for a company's bottom line. By Peter Daisyme
Human Resources 8 Communication Tactics to Eliminate Wasting Time at Work Listening is the best way to get your point across. By John Rampton
Thought Leaders To Raise Exceptional Children, Teach Them These 7 Values Any fact or bit of knowledge we teach a child might be obsolete when they are adults, but values endure through all changes. By Sherrie Campbell
Entrepreneurs 9 Ways High-Performing Entrepreneurs Handle Stress If your business plan doesn't include dealing with stress, you must not realize what you're getting yourself into. By Deep Patel