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Office Politics

Unsure Where to Begin Improving Your Company? Start With Candor.
Ready For Anything

Unsure Where to Begin Improving Your Company? Start With Candor.

Rather than wishing the game known as office politics didn't exist, change the game altogether.
Jeff Boss | 4 min read
After Severing Ties With a Business Partner, This Entrepreneur Had to Trust in Herself and Go It Alone

After Severing Ties With a Business Partner, This Entrepreneur Had to Trust in Herself and Go It Alone

As a college student, Haley Hoffman Smith founded a nonprofit, wrote a book and started another company. But when things turned sour with a business partner, she had to cut ties and start over.
Hayden Field | 5 min read
4 Totally Awesome Reasons It's Great to Be a Solopreneur

4 Totally Awesome Reasons It's Great to Be a Solopreneur

You're the boss.
Nina Zipkin | 3 min read
How to Give Your Boss Honest Feedback When You're Upset With Them

How to Give Your Boss Honest Feedback When You're Upset With Them

Don't make a big deal out of isolated incidents but when you see a bad pattern emerging you have to speak up.
John Boitnott | 5 min read
5 Ways to Make the Most of Traveling With Your Boss

5 Ways to Make the Most of Traveling With Your Boss

Be on the road with the boss means you're going places in the company, if you keep up the momentum.
John Boitnott | 4 min read

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