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Leadership

The Hidden Costs of Ignoring Email

Behind every unanswered email in your inbox is a somebody drawing unpleasant conclusions about you.

Fundraising

Crowdfunding in the Days Before Kickstarter

The act of raising money is nothing new. And on some days, it can feel like you're running a marathon naked.

Collaboration

What Every Business Builder Can Learn From Detroit About the Power of Relationships

Relationship capital is helping save the nation's most troubled city. Imagine it's importance for businesses leaders facing less onerous challenges.

Leadership

3 Hacks for Making the Most Out of a Mentoring Relationship

After choosing a sounding board, be fully committed to the relationship and open to treating each exchange as a two-way learning interaction.

Leadership

Humor Them. A Well-Timed Laugh Speaks Volumes.

A lighthearted touch can open minds to viewing things differently.

Collaboration

25 Tips for Having Meaningful Relationships

The secret to having warm, loving, trustworthy people in our lives is to first become that sort of person.

Fundraising

3 Reasons Why You Should Network Less

Building a network is crucial to success but if you are not connecting with the right people, it's doing you no good.

Growing a Business

At Work, Emotional Intelligence Pays

The ability to read colleagues' emotions at work indirectly predicts annual income, a recent study finds.

Growing a Business

Put Building Strategic Relationships at the Heart of Your Business Plan for 2015

The best way to make friends with the people who can help you is to think about how you can help them.

Social Media

This Tinder-esque Dating App Allows Users to Swipe Right Based on a Potential Match's LinkedIn Bio

By invitation-only, startup The League positions itself as a dating network for 'high quality' professionals looking for ambitious partners.

Social Media

The Case Against Sharing Your Epic Vacation Photos on Social Media

In a nutshell: You run the risk of alienating people.

Fundraising

The Tricks to Getting 10 Times More Referrals From Your Network

Sometimes it's not just what you know, but who you know that makes all the difference in business.

Starting a Business

Gilt Groupe Co-Founder: The 5 Secrets of Super Successful Founder Relationships

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder of Gilt Groupe and new beauty service app Glamsquad, reveals what it takes to build a productive and harmonious founding team.

Business Process

7 Tips for Making a Success of That Crucial First Meeting With a Prospect

You put in a lot of work just to be invited to give a presentation. Don't blow your opportunity with little mistakes.

Collaboration

The 5 Undervalued Relationships Needed to Ensure Business Success

Here are five important relationships that are often overlooked but that can make all the difference when it comes to your business's longevity: