Thought Leaders
For the Most Productive Workplace, Assign Employees the Work They Do Best
Researchers are finding managers get much more from employees by playing to their strengths than trying to bolster their weaknesses.
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Thought Leaders
The One Trait All Successful Entrepreneurs Have
This quality is what separates true entrepreneurial types from the pack.
Business News
American Millennials Among the World’s Least Skilled, Report Says
Surprised? So were the researchers who tested and compared workers in 23 countries.
By Anne Fisher
Building a Business
The Fastest Way to the Top? Work at a Startup.
You could learn a lot by working your way to the top of a well-established company, but who has time for that?
By Stephen Key
Thought Leaders
How to Develop the Soft Skills of the Successful Entrepreneur
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Some of it. More importantly, though, are the skills than need to be fostered.
Business News
Americans Rank This as the No. 1 Skill to Get Ahead in Life
The most important skill for children to get ahead in the world today isn't reading, math or science, according to a new survey.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The Hidden Power of Mastering the Fundamentals
Take it from football great Vince Lombardi.
By James Clear
Human Resources
Why a Jack-of-All-Trades Is Just the Masterful Talent a Startup Needs
Many companies may be looking for a specialist but perhaps a generalist could fill the bill.
Thought Leaders
How My Life as an Entrepreneur Shaped My Time in Prison
What other business owners can learn from how I used my startup skills during the two years I spent behind bars.
By Andrew Medal
Building a Business
Create a Corporate Mentoring Program and You May Reap the Benefits
The benefits of having experienced employees train those with less expertise are many.
Building a Business
How Experts Practice Better Than the Rest
The experts who embrace the idea of deliberate practice continually ask themselves these questions.
By James Clear
Building a Business
Don’t Hire a Consultant Until You’ve Vetted Them and Considered These 6 Points
Apply the same vigorous checking process you would use for full-time hires.
Building a Business
What Tech Companies Are Doing to Bridge the Skills Gap
The shortage of workers trained for jobs in the digital economy and sophisticated manufacturing is costly for companies and vexing for the unemployed.
Building a Business
Loss of Snow Days May Create the Next Generation of Remote Workers
Students studying at home with tech tools during storms learn important skills. Companies can also encourage working outside the office to avoid lost productivity in inclement weather.
Thought Leaders
7.1 Steps to Create Multiple Streams of Income
Serial entrepreneur Hal Elrod gives his personal formula for achieving greater financial security through diversified revenue sources.
By Hal Elrod
Thought Leaders
The 4 Levels of Competence — With 2 That Entrepreneurs Must Avoid
Review these stages of mastery to figure out where you fit in and how to improve to be even better.
Building a Business
3 Steps for Getting Over Your Fears of Starting a Freelance Business
Selling your skills directly to customers instead of an employer is scary, until you remember you are already paid for what you know how to do.
Thought Leaders
3 Qualities Every Successful Entrepreneur Must Have
These are the keys to success in small business, but they are important attributes no matter what your endeavor.
Online Presence
Here’s How to Get Liam Neeson to Endorse You on LinkedIn (Yes, Really.)
To promote his new film 'Taken 3,' the actor will endorse one LinkedIn member's 'particular set of skills.'
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
7 Ways to Bridge the Boomer-Millennial Gap
Managers might encourage more intergenerational cooperation by trying some of these activities.
By Todd Berger
Building a Business
4 Things Older Entrepreneurs Must do to Stay in the Game
Your future is bleak if you can't share your wisdom in a tweet.
Building a Business
How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Ageism
No matter how old you are, as long as your skills are relevant in today's workforce, you should be safe.
Building a Business
What You Need to Do to Make a Midlife Career Change
Whether the decision was your own or not, keep these things in mind as you carve a new path.
Building a Business
The 7 Attributes of People Who Get Things Done
As a leader, you want these go-getters on your team. As an employee, you should aspire to be like them.
Thought Leaders
You’re Never Too Old for an Internship
Whether you were recently let go from your job, or simply looking for a change, an internship later in life has three big benefits.
Building a Business
6 Tips to Help Your Company Hire More Veterans
It takes work and effort to create a successful hiring program for servicepeople, but the rewards to your company can be exponential.
Thought Leaders
7 Qualities the Army Instilled in Me That Helped Me Launch a Business
Veterans possess these skills that help them excel in entrepreneur or employee roles.