Thought Leaders
How to Get Your Employees to Take Ownership
Foster a group of employees who take initiative instead of just completing tasks. Here's how to shift from top-down management to a team that's truly invested in outcomes.
Ownership
Thought Leaders
I Learned the Secret to Unstoppable Resilience at a Young Age — Here’s How I Use It as an Entrepreneur
There's something empowering — and admittedly, scary — about the idea that we alone control our own stories. Here's how that sense of ownership fuels resilience.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
Why Owning Your Decisions Is Critical to Your Success As An Entrepreneur
If you do what everyone tells you do to, you'll end up with exactly what they want — not what you want. Take these steps to ensure you're following the right path.
Thought Leaders
3 Reasons Building the Right Team is Mission Critical For Your Business
A business can't get far without bringing in the right people to take ownership of the venture.
Business News
Procter & Gamble Wants to Trademark WTF and LOL
The company isn't the first to try and own something that is publicly and widely used.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
Corporate Charity Is What Inspires Greater Employee Engagement
The data is clear: To improve culture, companies should be organizing charitable opportunities for employees.
Building a Business
The 2 Words That Can Shift Your Company
Hyper-growth can be achieved by companies whose employees share a sense of ownership.
By Gene Hammett
Building a Business
Fess It, Then Fix it: Studying Mistakes Is How You Find Opportunities to Innovation.
Failure is an inevitable part of business. Publicly praise employees when they take ownership of the process.
Thought Leaders
3 Ways to Encourage an Ownership Mindset in Your Employees
Your company grows by leaps when you get buy-in from team members and help them see their potential to lead from within.
By Zech Newman
Building a Business
3 Ways Doing Your Day Job Well Helps Launch Your Dream Business
Handling your 9-to-5 like a champ will improve the success rate of your startup.
By Mike Taylor
Thought Leaders
3 Steps That Will Empower Your Employees to Act Like CEOs
Your company is only as strong as the weakest link in your chain. So, make those links strong.
By Omar Soliman
Building a Business
Twinkies Maker Hostess to Go Public Under New Owner
Hostess Brands LLC, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs, said an affiliate of private equity firm Gores Group will buy the company in a $725 million deal and take it public.
By Reuters
Thought Leaders
How This Man Made the Leap From Artist to Entrepreneur
'The entrepreneurial spirit of defining, of iterating on a vision is what artists are fundamentally all about,' says Monegraph founder Kevin McCoy.
By Jared Keller
Building a Business
6 Ways to Build Healthy Competition at the Office
A CEO describes a strategy for building a friendly rivalry among team members to bring out a company's best.
Building a Business
Build a Culture of Ownership at Your Company
Every startup has two types of employees. Here's the type your business needs.
By Joel Basgall
Business Accounting
More Money, More Problems: The Down Side of a Mega Valuation
The bragging rights may be tempting, but achieving a jaw-dropping valuation for your company can cause problems down the line.
By Sam Hogg
Business Accounting
6 Simple Strategies for Better Money Management
Consider this list a mental reset button on your financial psyche.
By J.D. Roth
Human Resources
How Being Both the Chief Executive and Chief Shareholder Doesn’t Always Mix
Usually, it is best to be the boss and biggest shareholder. But there are three ways it could hurt your business.
By Jay Turo