Building a Business
4 Easy-to-Fix Mistakes You May Be Making in Your Business Right Now
Some 163 entrepreneurs shared the mistakes they'd made with this contributor; now he's sharing how you can avoid making them yourself.
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Thought Leaders
The 4 Biggest Mistakes New Executives Make
One study found a 50 percent chance that new executives will leave the organization within the first 18 months. Here are four of the biggest reasons why.
Thought Leaders
The No. 1 Way Entrepreneurs Continue to Undermine Their Own Businesses
The very same things that can propel entrepreneurs to greatness, can also hold them back.
By Bryan Miles
Business News
To Be Successful, Be Patient With Your Imperfections
Mistakes are a part of life.
By Lewis Howes
Business News
Why You Must Allow Mistakes in Your Life
Mistakes are often our biggest teachers.
By Lewis Howes
Thought Leaders
I Screwed Up. Now What? 3 Ways to Control the Damage After Your Huge Mistake
Entrepreneurs make mistakes, and that's okay. Here are the strategies you'll need to recover and move forward.
Thought Leaders
4 Distractions You Must Stop Stressing Over If You Want to Succeed
You can't change the past but if you focus on the present you can change your future.
By Zech Newman
Thought Leaders
When ‘Doing Good’ Isn’t Good Enough
After a social entrepreneur's product flops, he learns an important lesson about the value of a strong product.
Marketing
Why Brands Big and Small Continue to Fail at Influencer Marketing
Brands don't know how to use influencer marketing correctly, and it's destroying their businesses.
By Andrew Medal
Thought Leaders
To Become a Fearless Entrepreneur Learn These 6 Truths
Fear of failure is a much taller barrier to success than actually failing.
Thought Leaders
This Entrepreneur Who Sold Her Company for $1 Billion Wants You to Throw Out the Unwritten Rules That Hold You Back
'Never accept the things that don't make sense,' says the Pink Ceiling founder and CEO Cindy Whitehead.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
3 Customer Nightmares and What I Learned From Them
Avoid the headaches of dealing with difficult clients by watching for these red flags.
Building a Business
Don’t Always Go With the ‘Experts,’ Because Sometimes the Experts Are Wrong
When your gut tells you that you're on the right path, stand your ground. That's a strategy that pays off.
Human Resources
5 Ways to Give Feedback That Inspires People to Grow, Not Shrink.
Feedback done wrong is worse than saying nothing.
By Angie Morgan
Entrepreneurs
If Elon Musk Can Admit His Mistakes, Then So Can You
The Tesla CEO gave a presentation at company's 2017 shareholder meeting yesterday.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
When Pivoting Becomes a Pitfall
Whatever your problem was, a pivot done badly has big potential for making it worse.
By Clate Mask
Entrepreneurs
What You Can Learn From British Airways’s IT Meltdown That Left Passengers Stranded
Invest in systems you need and keep your customers informed.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
5 Mistakes Millennial Entrepreneurs Make With Money
I've seen too many startups die because the founders blew the money. Here's how your startup can avoid becoming the next victim.
By Andrew Medal
Business News
Uber Admits it Made an Accounting Error and Will Refund Nearly $50 Million to Drivers
The company says it incorrectly calculated how much its commission should have been on rides in New York City over the past two and a half years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
By Tom Brant
Thought Leaders
The Biggest Communication Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
Avoid these costly communication mistakes by heeding the advice of 15 successful women founders and CEOs.
Building a Business
The Downside of Popularity: How This Company Dealt With Overnight Success
When a menswear rental startup unexpectedly took off and sold out of its entire stock, its founders were forced to tackle a crippling supply-chain issue -- and angry customers.
Business Operations & Logistics
The Number One Lesson You Can Learn from Fyre Festival: Preparation is Everything
Make sure that you create the infrastructure needed to deliver on your promises.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
5 Ways That Entrepreneurs Throw Away Their Funding
For entrepreneurs who hope to create companies that can thrive for the long-term, be sure to avoid spending your funding on any of the items below.
By Allison Page
Business News
Apple Just Admitted That Your Next Business PC Shouldn’t Be A Mac Pro
They admitted that they blew it.
By Gene Marks
Marketing
Pepsi Ignites Outrage With Kendall Jenner Ad
Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.
By Nina Zipkin
Online Presence
United Airlines Barred 2 Teens From Flying Over Their Leggings. Here’s What You Can Learn.
Transparency is key.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
In Defense of Royally Screwing Up
We've all had a "wrong envelope" moment. Here's mine.
By Dan Bova