Building a Business
The 3-Step Hierarchy Every Entrepreneur Needs to Fix Business Problems Fast
Understanding this hierarchy can mean the difference between thriving and barely surviving.
Problem Employees
Thought Leaders
Managing the Unmanageable: The 6 Most Common Types of Difficult Employees
You've met these people as co-workers. But now that you're in charge, what do you do about them?
By Beth Miller
Human Resources
How to Deal With the 7 Most-Challenging Workplace Personality Types
Plus: What to do if you're (gasp!) one of them.
Human Resources
7 Signs You May Need to Leave Your Original Team Members Behind
Watch for the warning signs that your early employees aren't developing as your business grows, or you could end up with lots of unanticipated problems.
By Liz Kislik
Thought Leaders
6 Strategies to Resolve Conflict at Work
It's inevitable you'll run up against ideas that contradict one another. Make a plan to deal with it, and don't ignore the emotional aspects.
By Mike Kappel
Business Accounting
Why Embezzlement Most Often Occurs at Small Businesses — and How to Prevent It From Happening to You
A recent survey shows 80 percent of embezzlements occurred at small businesses.
By Ken Springer
Thought Leaders
How Pulling Our Investment in ‘Average’ Employees Made Us Anything But
Look out for these three red flags indicating that you've made a mediocre hire.
Thought Leaders
Are Your Employees Capable of and Willing to Do the Job?
For most employers, deciding whether or not to fire an employee is the toughest call they make.
Building a Business
The 4 Punishing Costs of Making a Bad Hire
The financial wreckage wrought by hiring the wrong person is much too often hidden from the founder's notice.
Thought Leaders
5 Kinds of Lazy Employees and How to Handle Them
Not everybody who needs a paycheck is enthusiastic about work.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways You Annoy Your Employer
Your job might be on your nerves, but at least you're not paying to be there.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
5 Signs You’ve Hired a ‘Victim’
If 'everyone' else is to blame, then you may have hired one of these folks.
Thought Leaders
5 Steps for Dealing With Potty-Mouth Employees
Workers who upset co-workers and customers with habitual profanity need to leave if they won't stop.
Building a Business
How to Transform Difficult Employees Into Team Players
The suck-up. The gossip. The underachiever. Every office has one or all of these types. Here are ways to turn them around.
By Andre Lavoie
Thought Leaders
4 Answers You Need Before Firing Your Problem Employee
It's baffling why promising people undercut their success by exasperating their teammates.
Thought Leaders
The 8 Characteristics of Healthy Confrontation
A focus on the issue, not the individual, is crucial.
Building a Business
7 Steps for Getting the Chronically Late Employee to Be Punctual
When a team member is making a habit of being tardy, take action before it really is a habit.
Building a Business
Who Really Owns Your Business?
Don't give away control of your business by excessive tolerance of problem employees, vendors or clients.
Building a Business
How to Work With a Narcissist
Tips and tricks for managing relationships with a less-than-ideal personality type.
Building a Business
Future-Proof Your Career in 2015
If this year has left you feeling uncertain about your future, then it's time go on the offensive. Find out how.
Human Resources
4 Ways to Make Sure Your Workers Are Actually Working
American companies spend more than $750 billion paying people for work they're not doing. Use these four easy strategies to improve productivity.
Building a Business
Chill Out With These 7 Office Relaxation Tips
Effective workplaces are all about enhanced productivity but, hey, breathing should be part of the mix.
By Kate Swoboda
Building a Business
What the NFL’s Toxic Achievers Can Teach You About the Workplace
Some talented and skilled individuals succeed in their area of expertise but create all kinds of problems due to their distorted view of themselves and others.
By Paul White
Building a Business
11 Strong Signs You’re About to Be Canned
If it all sounds familiar by number six, stop reading and get busy on LinkedIn.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
Nearly 10 Percent of Americans Go to Work High, Study Finds
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel's recent comments about marijuana use at Twitter underscore a more widespread problem.
By Kate Rogers
Building a Business
5 Secrets of a Jerk-Free Workplace
It's just like obscenity. You can recognize jerks but the definition is hard to put into words. It's even harder to keep them out of your business.
Thought Leaders
How to Deal with Employees Who Insist on Always Getting Their Way
Collaboration and cooperation, with a minimum of hierarchy, is the workplace ideal but sometimes you just have to be the boss.