Thought Leaders
Who’s in Your Corner?
Surround yourself with a bevy of business professionals to stimulate and inspire you to realize your goals.
By Lou Solomon
Feedback | Page 6
Building a Business
This Company Thinks It’s Unlocked the Secret to Employee Engagement and Productivity
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
5 Things You Must Do to Successfully Launch a Business
Thought Leaders
How Arguments Can Move a Business Forward
Have productive discussions to create the most purposeful goals at work and the rest of your life.
By Jason Womack
Thought Leaders
5 Ways You Can Practice Imperfection
Entrepreneurs may start out acknowledging their vulnerabilities but then quickly fall into image management. Here are ways for business leaders to be authentic and cultivate the best from staff.
By Lou Solomon
Thought Leaders
The Ethics Coach on Dealing With the Office Know-It-All
How to temper a co-worker who smashes everyone's ideas.
By Gael O'Brien
Building a Business
8 Ways to Make Your Crowdfunding Campaign Pop
It seems like everyone and their mother has a Kickstarter campaign. Here's how to get yours noticed.
By Jodi Helmer
Business Accounting
The Ethics Coach’s Top 3 Strategies for Creating an Ethical Workplace
Also: Should you work with a bullying client? And is it unethical to be solely motivated by money?
By Gael O'Brien
Building a Business
Drive a Feedback Loop: Employees Will Benefit, So Will Your Company
Recognition of your staffers will help them thrive and also stimulate the growth of your firm.
Building a Business
This Site Lets You Get Backers for Your Crowdfunding Project Before It Launches
Prefundia offers investors a sneak peek at your idea before the funding search begins.
Business Accounting
Advice for Making the Luxury Sell
When presenting and pricing luxury items, add to the product's perceived value while eliminating any suggestion of commoditization.
By Coeli Carr
Thought Leaders
5 Steps to Getting Better Employee Feedback (Even If You Hate It)
As an entrepreneur, feedback from your employees allows you to grow as a founder and lead your company down a successful path.
Thought Leaders
Why Feedback Is Key to Your Greatness in Business — and Life
What's the difference between those who get results and those who don't? They understand feedback.
By Lewis Howes
Building a Business
Stopping Employees From Jumping Ship is Easier Than You Think (Infographic)
Taking this one step could also unlock your team's potential and lead to growth.
Thought Leaders
An Exercise in Compromise: How to Agree to Disagree
A healthy corporate culture ultimately hinges upon a leader's ability to make diplomatic compromises.
Building a Business
How Changing Gears Stopped My Startup From Failing
For our series The Grind, the founder of Practice Makes Perfect discusses how pivoting helped him not fall into the category of failures.
Online Presence
Move Over Big Data — Here Comes ‘Fast’ Data
Learn how businesses are using data in real-time to react to customer feedback more quickly and efficiently.
By Neil Parmar
Human Resources
The Art of Effective Feedback
You know you have to give feedback. Here's how to make it the most effective.
By Gwen Moran
Online Presence
Why You Should Let Customers Help Mold Your Company
Feedback could lead to valuable lessons and even new product ideas.
Marketing
4 Steps to Establishing Your Business on Review Sites
If you're trying to sell something, online reviews are important to your customers. Here's how to beef up your business's presence on review sites.
By Ann Handley
Thought Leaders
Big Ideas Come to Those Who Ask
Making it easy for your employees to offer suggestions could lead to big improvements to your product and company.
Online Presence
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes: User Feedback Is Everything
The co-founder of Facebook and editor-in-chief of The New Republic pays attention to how users are responding to a product, and then tweaks accordingly.
By Laura Entis
Marketing
Office Etiquette: The Rules of Saying Thank You
A look at when it's appropriate to send a thank-you note and other ways of showing appreciation to your clients, business partners and employees.
Building a Business
Connect With Angry Customers Before They Yelp
The app OwnerLists establishes a direct line of communication between business owners and their customers, allowing them to respond directly to negative reviews.
Building a Business
How to Eliminate Habits Holding You Back From Success
You might not even realize that your habits are stifling your progress. Here's how to press the reset button and achieve more in less time.
By Jason Womack
Building a Business
Why Startups Launch in ‘Stealth Mode’ and Others Don’t
The pros and cons of operating under stealth mode before launching a company.
By Matt Villano
Thought Leaders
What’s on Your Mind?
You've got a lot to say, and we want to hear it. This new community page offers a place where you can share your thoughts on trending topics, breaking stories, share story tips with our editors and whatever else you want to discuss with us.
By Laura Lorber
Building a Business
Entrepreneurship Won’t Make You Rich and Other Hard Truths
Want to know the cold hard truth about entrepreneurship before you start up? Keep reading.
Business News
How to Turn Criticism into the Ultimate Startup Motivator
Student entrepreneur Will Caldwell on the taking critiques in stride and using that feedback to help improve a business.