Thought Leaders
The Importance of Integrity: Now More Than Ever
Keeping your word to yourself and others makes you exactly the kind of entrepreneur people want to do business with.
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Thought Leaders
Build Your Personal Brand by Conducting Business Like Best-in-Class Entrepreneurs
Acting with class and earning a reputation for being honorable is the foundation of living well.
Thought Leaders
Want My Business? Don’t Lie to Me.
The quickest way to make this millionaire's blacklist is to make something up when establishing a connection.
By Carol Roth
Human Resources
Getting Employees to Tell the Whole Truth When You Need to Hear It
Only strong leadership will convince your team they can tell you problems without being blamed for them.
Building a Business
High-Tech Startups Need to Ditch the ‘Engineers Rule’ Mentality
Everyone is in the people business. Create a balance between ideas and execution to ensure the long-term success of your new company.
By William Hall
Entrepreneurs
The Tragedy of Selling Yourself Short
We can never be certain we will achieve our lofty ambitions but we are sure to regret it if we never try.
By Peter Voogd
Thought Leaders
10 Reasons Why Good Customer Service Is Your Most Important Metric
Attracting a new customer is just too difficult and expensive to lose the relationship because you didn't treat them right.
By R.L. Adams
Thought Leaders
How a Hostage Negotiator’s Secrets Can Protect Your Business
Making the deal is less risky when you know how to spot a fraud.
By Adam Davis
Building a Business
Not Good at Sales? Here Are 5 Easy Ways to Get More Clients.
Don't worry: You're not going to end up being like Leonardo DiCaprio's character in 'Wolf of Wall Street.'
Entrepreneurs
The First 5 Steps That Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey
They're mostly mental but if enacted diligently, you too will discover that Fortune favors the prepared mind.
By Gerard Adams
Building a Business
3 Key Steps for Crisis Communication
No business is immune to experiencing a crisis, but how a company responds determines if it can weather the storm or not.
Building a Business
Intellectual Honesty Is What Defines Great Companies
Creating a framework for open, objective discussions fosters achievement of bigger goals.
By Perry Tam
Building a Business
Planning a Road Trip? If So, Use It as a Guide to Business and Life.
Road trips help us establish an ongoing process of self-recognition, self-definition and self-awareness.
Business News
3 Reasons the Imposter Syndrome is Valid (And How to Fix It)
The name alone makes us shudder, but the only way to overcome the fear of being found out is by confronting it head-on.
By Paul Evans
Thought Leaders
15 Inspirational Shakespeare Quotes on the 400th Anniversary of His Death
Check out the playwright's indelible take on leadership and legacy.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
The Bright Side of Sharing Bad News With Potential Investors
With potential investors, honesty is the best policy.
Business Branding
4 Communications Missteps Lethal for Your Career
The greatest career asset anyone has is the trust others have in them. Loss that and you've lost it all.
Building a Business
Find the Right Level of Candor With This Quick Guide
People appreciate honesty and directness, but those things can just as easily backfire if you do it incorrectly.
By Jeff Boss
Entrepreneurs
Honesty and Acceptance Starts With Self
You have to come clean with yourself first if you expect authenticity from others -- in business and in life.
By Jim Joseph
Thought Leaders
Donald Trump’s Top Speaking Tips for Entrepreneurs
You can love or hate Donald Trump. But you can't ignore him.
By Jonathan Li
Building a Business
Why Honesty and Integrity Really Do Matter
Three powerful reasons why you should always do the right thing and never turn to the dark side.
By Steve Tobak
Human Resources
5 Ways to Catch Job Candidates in a Lie Before You Hire Them
A recent survey revealed that one in four applicants have exaggerated the truth to get hired.
Thought Leaders
4 Ways to Instill and Promote Transparency in a Workplace
Transparency matters for a company's culture, because it builds trust and stronger relationships among employees, management and the company itself.
By Sam Hodges
Thought Leaders
Why You Should Discuss the Details of Your Business With Your Spouse
Honesty is obviously important in a relationship, and that extends to what goes on at the office. And hey, it make actually help your business grow.
Building a Business
The Simple Secret to a Happy Life
We all lie to ourselves because we want material things we don't need or deserve. The irony is, that makes us miserable.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
The Secret to Connecting With Your Audience
There's one thing you can do that will rally your customers, colleagues and even competitors.
By Stephen Key
Thought Leaders
The No. 1 Reason You Should Hire a Family Member
Sure, plenty of things can go wrong, but just as many things can and will go right.
By Stephen Key