Myths

Thought Leaders

Watch Out for These Dangerous Business Habits That Masquerade as Strategy

Your strategy isn't stuck because of change resistance, poor communication or a bad plan. It's stuck because of persistent myths.

By Andrea Olson

Thought Leaders

10 Pieces of Leadership Advice That Look Good on LinkedIn — But Fail in Real Life

By Hope Horner

Building a Business

6 Myths That Are Blocking You From This $200 Billion Opportunity

By Zachary Dorf

Marketing

5 Pervasive Myths About Email Marketing That (If Believed) Could Derail Your Business

By Pedro Sostre

Thought Leaders

Success Starts When You Let Go of These Entrepreneurial Myths

Whether you're preparing to launch your first business or you've been an entrepreneur for a while, don't fall for the following founder fables.

By Chrystal L.

Building a Business

3 Lies We Need to Stop Telling Ourselves About Work

I analyzed hundreds of Americans professional stories, over six years. Here's what I learned.

By Bruce Feiller

Building a Business

Don’t Let These Myths About Entrepreneurship Hold You Back

If you or someone in your life has been thinking about starting a business, now is the time. Debunk the myths and get started today.

By Tom Wheelwright

Human Resources

Don’t Let These 11 Job Interview Myths Stop You From Getting Hired

The interview process is constantly changing — adapting to current employee-employer trends. Here's our latest list of what you should keep in mind the next time you are interviewed (or interviewing).

By John Rampton

Building a Business

6 Business Leaders Reveal the Worst Entrepreneurial Advice They Hear All the Time

We asked six CEO and founders to tell us the "conventional wisdom" they most disagree with. Here is a collection of what we've heard.

By Mark Klekas

Building a Business

Debunking the 5 Myths of Hybrid Work

There's a slew of misinformation about remote and hybrid work floating around. If you don't separate fact from fiction, your company's future is bleak.

By Gleb Tsipursky

Business Branding

Good (and Bad) Branding Advice That Can Make (or Break) Your Success

Not all advice about branding is worth listening to, but how do you differentiate between the good and the bad?

By Zaheer Dodhia

Business Operations & Logistics

3 Myths About PR That Are Hurting Your Brand’s Success

Position yourself as a thought leader in your industry with PR: debunking the myths and discovering the true potential of this powerful marketing tool.

By Natasha Zo

Thought Leaders

60-Second Business Tips: Myths of Entrepreneurship

Business development consultant Terry Rice de-mystifies starting a small business.

By Mackenzie Truman

Marketing

3 Inbound Marketing Myths You Can’t Afford to Overlook

These common myths can stifle your business before you even get started. But don't fear — there are solutions!

By Shauna Armitage

Thought Leaders

A Pervasive Myth Employers Believe That Is Hurting Their Remote Workforce

Bosses are showing deep-rooted mistrust of their employees — but is it founded?

By Gleb Tsipursky

Buying a Franchise

Busting the Myths of Franchising

It's important to balance challenges with something personally meaningful.

By Scott Greenberg

Thought Leaders

4 Myths About Entrepreneurship You Need to Stop Believing

Your sky-high expectations are hurting your chances of success.

By Aytekin Tank

Building a Business

Exposing the Top Three Myths About Successful Startups

Why success doesn't depend on your business idea, the quality of your product or your startup capital.

By shawn miller

Building a Business

5 Reasons You Should Not Aspire to Building a Massive, Multibillion Dollar Empire

It's time to debunk the myth that the most successful people in the business world look like Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg.

By Milan Kordestani

Entrepreneurs

Debunked: The Myth That 70 Percent of Change Initiatives Fail

This myth that has kept leaders frozen with fear at the prospect of change.

By Edward Cook

Online Presence

7 Social Media Marketing Myths, Busted

Businesses, brands and personalities need to know the truth.

By Tom Popomaronis

Buying a Franchise

5 Myths About Successful Franchisees

It's important to dispel these falsehoods to paint a clearer picture of what it takes to be successful.

By Scott Greenberg

Human Resources

Company Culture Is A Myth. Instead, Get Small Teams In Sync.

Humans struggle to stay in tune with more than 150 people at once, according to the anthropologist Robin Dunbar.

By Bruce Daisley

Business News

These Are the Tech Myths That Many People Still Believe in

Falsehoods like 'more megapixels is always better' and 'charging smartphones overnight kills the battery' continue to flourish, if you go by the response from the general public.

By Eric Griffith

Building a Business

The Surprising Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Motives and Obstacles in Becoming Entrepreneurs

A new survey exposes perceived obstacles to success in entrepreneurship based on gender.

By Lydia Belanger

Business News

4 Myths We’re Taught About Success

If you start believing these career myths, you'll end up at the opposite end of successful: overworked, underpaid and unhappy.

By Glassdoor

Thought Leaders

Think Being an Entrepreneur Means Never ‘Working’ a Day in Your Life? Think Again.

Don't be fooled by these common misconceptions about entrepreneurship.

By Harsha Chanrai

Thought Leaders

The ‘I’m My Own Boss’ Myth Humbles Many an Entrepreneur

That misconception does not comport with startup reality. But by adopting the right mindset, you can come to terms with how many bosses you really have.

By Shakir Akorede

Business News

7 Myths About Career Transitions That Are Keeping You Stuck

It's not easy changing jobs, being relocated or jumping into a new career.

By Ellevate

Thought Leaders

This Huge Myth About Entrepreneurship Is Bad for Business

Hint: You don't have to be a wunderkind to be an entrepreneur.

By Natasa Lekic